'File's format is too new' after re-installing FCS2

Hey Everybody -
My compressor often stops working for some reason. I've tried Compressor Repair and few other methods I've learned from the forum to get it working properly. However, most of the time the only way I get it working again is to remove the entire FCS2 suite and re-install it. I've done this a number of times in the past and had no problems. Today, I un-installed/re-installed everything. Motion and Compressor are working fine, but FCP is not. When I attempted to open a project I've been working on it gave me this message - 'file's format is too new for this version of the application'. Is there anything I can do to open my project?
Thanks For Your Help,
Isaiah Smith

Yes, I installed everything. I just noticed a warning for FCS users not to relocate any of the applications. The first thing I did after installation was put all my FCS applications into one main folder within the Application Window. Could that be causing the problem?
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