Aperture 2.1 freezing

I was sharing my computer (and then my aperture 2 license) at home and I would like now to use my library somewhere else with another license. I installed on this other computer Aperture 2, and I can open the default sample library without trouble.
But then when I change in Preferences the library to be my own library, Aperture freezes either on the license/name screen, either right after clicking on "start using Aperture".
I tried to use an older version of the library (that used to work perfectly on Aperture 2 two weeks ago) using Time machine and I also tried to restore the library from a vault back-up. I also tried after those steps to rebuild the library when launching (with command+option). None of that works. Aperture keeps freezing when launched on my library.
When I speak of freezing, it is not exactly that. I still have a working menu bar, I can edit the preferences, but I can't quit aperture, and I have no other screen than the Aperture menu bar (I don't have the main window at all).
Any idea ?
Thanks

I finally got it working :
Delete username/Library/Preferences/com.apple.Aperture.plist
Then start Aperture on the working "sample" Library
Then uncheck in Preferences "share previews with iLife and iWork"
Quit Aperture
Restart Aperture on my Library.
No idea why all this is about...

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