Lightroom wont startup, catalog issue?

When I try to launch Lightroom5, i get a box with "Confirm" at the top and the following inside:
The Lightroom catalog named "Lighroom 5 Catalof" cannot be opened because it is not valid. Would you like to select a different catalog?
THe catalog is not recognized as a valid catalog.
The catalog can be found at
C:\Users\(mycomputer)\Pictures\....\Lightroom5 Catalog.lrcat
Options given as a button is "Choose a different Catalog" "Exit"
I have tried to choose another, but nothing I have picked works.
WHAT IS GOING ON HERE?! It worked just fine last week!
Please and thankyou for any help,
B

Went from bad to worse, eh?
Removing toolbar crap shouldn't do it, but ya never know...
Once upon a time, a left-over lock file would keep Lr from starting, but Lr5 is much smarter in that regard (it checks whether the lock corresponds to a real instance of Lr already running, or is just a bogus "left-over" lock file).
Anyway, I'd definitely try re-installing Lightroom, if rebooting your machine doesn't help.
PS - Install Lr5.2 from a download, rather than the CD version (assuming it's 5.0) - it's less buggy.
Rob

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