Lightroom 3 not opening :(

Hello, my
Lightroom 3 has been working fine for the past couple weeks,,, the other night I was messing with the catalog settings, and ever since then the program will not open up. Either 64 bit or 32. I have the software loaded on my desk top and it works fine,, ( laptop is the issue) I have even un-installed and re-installed the program and still nothing the error report I get is ( lightroom-opening Catalog IMG_4876.jpg.Ircat.) Then I get a window that says windows will close and notify me.. HELP PLEASE.

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John
John G. Blair Studio
Occidental, California

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