Can you post a screen shot of your timeline ?
The easiest way to get a fade in on an audio clip: Find (Effects>Audio transitions>Crossfade>Constant power) and drag it to the beginning of the clip, or place your CTI at the begining of the clip and hit Ctrl+Shift+D (Default audio transition)
Let’s not argue about what better P 6.5 was to PP2, unless you want to argue about Windows Me being better than XP 😉
Vince