FCP 5.1 Won't Open

Situation:
I installed my new universal 5.1 two days ago. Opened two old projects and re-saved them as 5.1 projects. Everything was running fine.
Came today and tried clicking the FCP icon in the dock to begin a new project. The program acts like it's opening up, AKA the startup screen comes up, shows my name & serial number, etc. but after it's done, instead of proceeding to the typical blank slate, "Final Cut Pro" disappears from the menu bar and I'm back in the Finder.
Thing's I've tried:
1. Restarting
2. Repairing Permissions
3. Trashing FCP prefs
4. Re-installing FCP from the FCS DVD (not deleting FCP, however, just "re-updating")
What I'm running:
10.4.6, PowerBook G4 1GHz, 1GB RAM, FCP 5.1
Any suggestions?
Thanks!
Cameron

Sorry guys, I hadn't trashed ALL pref files.
It's working now.
Cameron

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