FCE freezing at point of reading project

Hi
I have just spent may weeks working on a project that i have also backed up on different Hd's. No matter which save i open of this project it always freezes when the loading gets to the point of - Reading Project - (Preparing video for display).
All the other projects that i have worked on before are opening up as normal.
Help please

Ok now i have tried to find one of the files only - in the FCE Browser where all the film files are i clicked on the first in the list that is not showing in the viewer. I right clicked the film file that was in one of the bins on the Browser and selected Reconnect media which took me to the window of - Reconnect Files -.
It shows there the name of the Online file that i am looking for and where it is in the HD.
I clicked the search button at the bottom and it directed me to a selection window where the file is, i clicked the option OPEN in the bottom right.
It then shows me the Reconnection window again with the box at the bottom reading -
Files Located: Amount located: 1 Amount with conflicts: 0
In the box i see the file listed with the options bottom right - cancel - connect
I click the connect option.
Now i am back with the three windows as before (Effects, Viewer and Browser)
I double click the file that should have been found but in the viewer its just the same, it has the effect but the view is of only a green colour.

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