Final Cut Express HD 3.5 does not start

It attempts to start after fresh installation and registration and tries to load some modules (displayed in splash screen). It silently stops and does not run anymore. That happens every single time. The computer is Intel Mac Mini with Intel Core Duo.
Any idea how to resolve the issue? I would prefer to avoid monkey way of manual delete files for not known reason and experimenting with reinstallations as it takes about 35 minutes of my life (instead of having fun from creating movies).
What precisely do I need to remove and try so, installation is complete and stable?
BTW if this is what used to happen with previous versions then doesn't Apple plan to resolve the issue at last or it plans on releasing every new version with the same/similar software bug?
Thanks in advance.
Maciek
(seasoned software engineer)

henriki,
I am not sure, but I had some idea what could cause the problem. Before we reinstall let's try this:
After installing on administartor account (that's what we have done so far I guess) let's start FCE on this account and try to register it with Apple online by trying to start it. Then we can try to start on other accounts without registering. If this does not help then before reinstalling I would remove FCE profile as recommended in some other article/thread BUT NOT TO PLAY WITH MANUAL FILE REMOVAL YET.
I have suspicion that the problem is caused by the fact that software is not registered (and some system flags in administrative area are not set). If we try to register by running FCE from other accounts perhaps it tries to write some information in admistratior restricted file space. When it fails the program simply stops... quietly (Apple Engineers! Perhaps some info message box on screen could be developed not to mention that nicely designed software has registering and updating module available separately which you have spot for in system control module).
I think that might help and no need for reinstallation. If this is the case we may be nailing the source of trouble as well as lame diagnostics design by Apple software engineers.
Maciek
(seasoned software engineers)

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