Cannot open project

I created a film using FCE 4.0.1 last December. I have not done anything to that file or to my software. I have not edited anything since. I am still running Snow Leopard. When I just tried to open the project it was refused saying that either it was created in a newer version of Final Cut (not possible) or was corrupted. Not sure how this happened or what I can do about it.
Any clues?
thanks
Terri

I tried all of that. I first trashed the preferences and then tried to open the file, backups of the file and the Time Machine backups. Mostly it would immediately tell me that it was corrupt or created on a newer version. On some of the back ups it would start to load it, then part way through it would give me the statement.
I tried the http://www.kenstone.net/fcp_homepage/restore_corrupted_project.html method and I never get it to go far enough for anything. I even tried save as or saving it and opening it on another computer.
Thankfully I don't really 'need' to edit this file. But I would like to understand how it got messed up so that I don't repeat the same error.

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