In searching this forum I have come across a fix. This seems to be an issue in Windows XP 32 and 64. I have cut and pasted the fix below. I tried it and it has resolved my problem.
"Here's what user krivel had to say on Oct 24, 2007 6:35 PM by for some like me it also works on XP 32.
"Ok, behold...I have a fix!!! on Win64... go to "Edit>Preferences>Quicktime Preferences" and click on the "Advanced" tab. Set the "video" to "safe mode (GDI only)". This fixed any crashing I had with quicktime, quicktime in Firefox, quicktime pro exporting and even fixed my problems with Sorenson Squeeze."