10.6.8 upgrade - now parallels won't load

I upgraded to 10.6.8 and since then, although Mac OS seems to be working perfectly I am unable to start Parallels 6.  It stalls immediately on the grey "sausage shaped" item sayin Parallels Desktop with a spinning logo.  Parallels has been working perfectly for over 6 months prior to this.  I cannot be CERTAIN that the upgrade to MacOS is the culprit but I am suspicious.
I'm relatively new to Mac, though well versed in Windows for many years and willing to "have a go."
Can I try downgrading from 10.6.8 to 10.6.7?  Is there any way to get into Parallels? 
Any advice welcome.
Tim

OK well I am getting a bit further.  I installed the latest version and now get this message.....
Unable to connect to Parallels Service.
Make sure that the prl_disp_service process is active and it is not blocked by Firewall. For details, please refer to http://kb.parallels.com/8089. If the problem persists, contact the Parallels support team for assistance.

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