Sequences crash fcp

so we're transitioning from fcp 5.0.4. on a g5, 10.3.9 to fcp 6.0.4 on an intel, 10.4.11. i've got all my old fcp sequences transfered over along with all the necessary files. however, there are some projects that have troublesome sequences that crash fcp whenever i try and open them. the projects are updated and open fine. but when i try and open up certain sequences, they'll open up in the timeline and immediately crash fcp.
i tried copying all the files in the project to a new project. i deleted the old project file and resaved it under a new name. i saved and restarted fcp. still have the exact same problem. what's going on? am i never going to be able to open these sequences again? cause they're kinda important.

so your guess is that it's an operating system issue? and you don't think it could be anything else? i suppose that does make sense since the issue makes no sense at all, but just wanna confirm before thinking about spending more money.

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On the longer view, it may be time to do a full erase and reinstall of the whole system and apps.
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