Motion keeps asking me to input my name and serial number!

It seems like I never had a single problem until I installed leopard. Now 3 out of five times when I launch Motion, I get asked to input my serial number and name, or quit. I have reinput it only to get the same window on the next relaunch of Motion. Worse, if I hit the quit button, relaunch again, I have a 50/50 chance of actually getting the app to start. I've tried deleting prefs to no avail, and am running the updated versions of all my software.

Using the Finder, navigate to the following location:
systemHD/Library/Application Support/ProApps/Final Cut Studio System ID
Move the file to the trash, next time you launch FCP, you'll be prompted to enter your serial number, after you do that, a new system ID file will be created. That should solve your problem.

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http://support.apple.com/kb/ht4718
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