Can't open a project begun by another user account

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So I saved the project, switched users, and copied the .fcp file, to get the ownership/permissions right.
Now user #2 'owns' the .fcp file but I can't 'open' it in FCE4. I get, "This project is unreadable or may be too new for this version of Final Cut." Any hints how to move between users? The video source files are on an external disk and it seems willing to share them among users.
(Has anyone else noticed that the forum 'search' function seems to have vanished?)

Thanks for the suggestions.
clips: Yes, only the sequence appears in FCE. Once open in the timeline you can drag a clip into the browser if you want to save it or use it more than once.
warnings: I followed your advice and then struggled further. Deleting the prefs and unmounting the external drive still returned the "project is unreadable..." message. If/when the files are online then the second message appears, too.
sequences: FCE will produce a 960x540 AIC 29.97 sequence if that's what you drop into a new/empty sequence. I've made a couple of other short clips with iMovie08 XML and there was no complaint. Capturing the 960x540 format saves a ton of space and the result is better than DV conversions. iDVD, Front Row, and QT playback seem okay with the format, too.
Primary account is still okay with this project/sequence. And the secondary account can open the original XML file from iMovie, so it's something about sharing .fcp files among users.
Maybe I'll try to drag all of my 960x540 clips into a DV sequence and see what happens.

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