Address Book cannot be opened

I keep getting the message 'You can't use this version of the application Address Book.app with this version of Mac OS X You have Address Book.app 4.1.2
I am running OS 10.6.2 and the only change is that I am booting from the drive from my dead iBook on another iBook. Everything else is the same and all other apps are running fine.

I had this problem after upgrading to Snow Leopard.
THIS POSTING, http://forums.macosxhints.com/showthread.php?p=558018, SOLVED MY ISSUE WITH ADDRESS BOOK
It turned out to be a problem with me clicking on an older icon of address book.

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Might be corrupted preferences ...
Open the Finder. From the Finder menu bar click Go > Go to Folder
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~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.AddressBook.plist
Click Go then move the com.apple.AddressBook.plist file to the Trash.
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After upgrading to SL, attempting to access AB in the dock brings up the message "This version of Address Book will not open in this operating system. You have Address Book version 4.1.2". Querying Apple Support brought suggestions from reinstalling just Address Book to utilizing Time Machine. Solution was incredibly simple.
When upgrading to SL, the OS upgraded AB...but only in Applications. If you're getting this message, go to Applications and click on AB there. If it opens, just delete AB in the Dock, then transfer the new, updated AB to the dock, and you're all set.

Somehow you've retained an old version of Addressbook (version 5.0.3). The current version is 6.1
Look in the apps folder to see if you have the current version, the dock icon may be pointing to the old version.
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Untick this box:
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hi there--
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Hello Tom,
Thank you for the question. Address Book was called Contacts starting with OS X Mountain Lion. When looking in your Applications folder on your Mac, look for the Contacts application to manage your contacts:
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http://support.apple.com/kb/PH15068
Thank you for using Apple Support Communities.
Best,
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Hopefully someone can help!
Address book in Mac OSX 10.4.11 will not open for editing, viewing, etc. I can still access my contacts thru dashboard, mail, etc, however cannot open the address book application. Whenever i click the application to open, the add book icon appears on the dock, and then disappears almost immediately.
Any ideas? I've searched and searched on any ideas or downloads for this, but as i'm a very novice mac user, i really don't know where to start. PLEASE HELP!
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I too am having this problem. Address Book is the only app that seems to be affected, although Safari is also refusing to load pages from the Apple support forums of all things. I have no idea whether they are related.
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