Aperture 3.4 can't update library

I updated Aperture on my iMac and on my MacBook Pro (Both 10.8.2) to 3.4.  After the update Aperture opens and says it needs to update my Library.  While performing the lib update the process stops with the message:  WARNING: There was an error opening the database for the library “/Volumes/ApertureLib/Aperture Library.aplibrary”.  The only option provided is "Quit"  The same thing happened on both computers.  I've tried launching with Cmd/Opt to rebuild and/or repair the libraries without any success.  The repair/rebuild always crashes the app. When I launch with Opt key and try to create a new library, it fails to create one.  I've tried reinstalling Aperture only to end up with the same results.  I've done a permission repair and, of course, a reboot.  Something is terribly wrong with Aperture 3.4.

John, if you already reinstalled and tried all repair options, we need more clues to what might be wrong in your case. Please post a crash report (the first 60 lines + the crashed thread) and any diagnostic messages relating to Aperture that you can see in the console window.
Regards
Léonie

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