Fcp 7.0.3 won't open

Using fcp 7.0.3. When I open it quits stating a problem with Boris continuum Shaders plug-in. Any suggestions?

Remove the plugins?
Have you just installed them?
Trash preferences with this free app
http://www.digitalrebellion.com/prefman/

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I am at my wits end...I have a FCP 5.1 file that I have been working on for years.
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It is a file with footage from P2 cards. It has magic bullet/looks builder used throughout. I am not sure if that is the issue at one point ONE of the messages I got when it crashed (I got a few different ones at different times) was something about looksbuilder not working right.
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I even tried turning off the external drives that hold the media hoping that if it couldn't find the media it would just open the shell of a file for me and maybe I could reconnect it all later. Obviously, grasping at straws...
I am out of options. Do I just need to wipe my computer and reinstall 5.1 from scratch? That would stink because there is another project being worked on on the computer that is a FCP 7 file.
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Hey Michael:
Thanks for the response. I did something similar in that I opened the file on another computer that had FCP 7 and it was fine. So I saved that. Then I went to my Mac and tried to open that file and it crashed...but it said something about Looksbuilder...so I contacted them and they had me uninstall, reinstall and then fix the preference files for Looksbuilder and it now opens.
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https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-2491
If deleting your preferences doesn't work, here are some more troubleshooting tips
https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-2591
If you like, you could send me a project file that won't open. I'll check it on my system and we can eliminate the possibility that the project files have been corrupted. Me email is in my profile. Be sure and compress project file before attaching to email (control click on file and choose "compress." this will create a zipped version of the file that's suitable for attachment.).

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http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=93385
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