Mail Crashes After Upgrade to Leopard

After upgrading from Tiger to Leopard I have found that Mail crashes every time I start up. For a start I need to select New Viewer Window to even see the application. When I do, I can see my old message folders but there is no content in them and although all of the account settings are correct, it won't download email. Then it won't let me quit unless I force quit. The problem persists after restarting.
I do have my mail backed up but Mail isn't working at all.
Please help!

Try this, make sure Mail is quit first of all.
1. Go into your users library (Macintosh HD/Users/username/Library).
2. In here you should have a folder called Mail, drag this folder to your desktop.
3. Now open mail, it will give you a window saying you have opened mail for the first time. DO NOT click continue (yet), leave this window open for now in the background.
4. Go back to the users Library Folder (Macintosh HD/Users/username/Library) where you just dragged the Mail folder from. It should now have created a new mail folder. Rename this NEW mail folder something like 'mailold'.
5. Once the new Mail folder has been renamed drag the Mail folder which is on the desktop (the one moved in step 2) back into the user Library folder. Now click continue on the Mail application window (step 3) and hopefully it will re-import as it was before.
I would backup your Users folder before you attempt any of the above steps just in case.

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