Import is broken - only reboot helps?

I have been using Aperture 1.5.x for a couple of months with out any problems. Lately, when I want to import images, the Import Panel shows as usual, but as soon as I move the mouse, a gray box about 1/5 the size of the screen appears over the lower middle of the Aperture application window.
Clicking on an import folder (local, network or USB) does not show the usual Import Dialog, but the gray box stays. Neither will pressing shift-I hide the Import panel.
When I have tried to import images, quitting is no longer possible either - I will have to force quit Aperture.
I can select projects, albums and otherwise work in Aperture, but importing does not work before I restart the machine.
What can be the cause of this?
Help is much obliged!
Cheers
-Niels
iMac Mac OS X (10.4.9)
iMac Mac OS X (10.4.9) Intel Core 2 Duo

I think I found the Solution!!! Rename your Folder/Drive to anything other than "Pictures". I think Aperture doesn't like folders or drives named "Pictures" (Other than the default one in the user's folder). After renaming, it seems to be ok and Aperture doesn't complain about missing pictures. Make sure you quit Aperture before renaming anything, because who knows what could happen.
I had a separate drive named "Pictures" and I used that for all my files for Aperture, and now that I changed it to "Pictures A" instead, the importing works as it should. And everything seems to be normal. I hope this make someones day, because it did mine!!!
Theory 1: Aperture doesn't seem to like (or gets confused) with any other folder/drive named "Pictures" when importing, except for the one in the user's folder. This make sense (I guess), since version 1.5 introduced referencing files and one of the defaults in the import section is the "Pictures" folder (under "Store Files" option). But I think they broke it after 1.5.2 or something.
Theory 2: After changing your folder/drive name, Aperture relinks things automatically and fixes the problem.
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