Can't open file. Menus grayed out.

A project file (too complex and too much time invested to start all over again) opens to a program with no opened windows and most of the menu items are grayed out (unavailable). The project belongs to a four-disc project and the rest open fine. This one got corrupted in the save process and there is no backup... for got as this has not happened for some time. Last time it happened, a few versions back, it was solved by renaming/relocating the assets to force a re-link and that solved the issue then. Now it does not.
It is awkward that it seems to open completely but it leaves everything (except the info and media window) closed. Since the menu items are grayed, I can't open closed windows.
All suggestions will be appreciated.

I probably spent 8 hours in this project and four fixing it! I simply did not want to make a new project...
I think I found out what was wrong with it and it looks like a file was not properly saved by the application: ModuleDataB which is in the package/contents/resources
I replaced it with one that was working (desperate measure) and it now opens. I saved and hope for the best now.
The file came from disc one of four... they are very similar in every single aspect and the mentioned file is almost identical.
Further inspection make me suspect how DVDSP handles and saves layout information as this was the main difference between the files in the project. The problematic project had windows spanning over two monitors. Incredible!!!

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