Final Cut Express Shuts Down on Lanuch

Hey all,
I've been trying to get Final Cut Express to work with Leopard since I bought Leopard a few weeks back. Even with the update tonight, it still shuts down unexpectedly. Any ideas?
Thanks!

Did you do a clean erase and install of the new operating system? How did you get to Leopard? If you just did an archive and install or a simple upgrade it most likely will not work properly. I have been using FCE and FCP with Leopard since it was released and have not found a significant problem in the applications, other than those that were already there.

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