Password-Protected Sparsebundle won't mount in Snow Leopard...?

Hi guys - I've searched for a few hours now and haven't found anyone with my exact issue...
It's pretty simple: I created a password-protected sparsebundle file on my idisk so I can access important documents at work and at home. Since upgrading to Snow Leopard I get the following error message when double-clicking the sparsebundle: The following disk images couldn't be opened: name.sparsebundle / Reason: not recognized.
I stored this sparsebundle on my idisk for over 2 years without issue and was able to access it from anywhere in the world. It first wouldn't open when I installed Snow Leopard, but I've also recently tried to open it on a machine running 10.5 and I got a similar error message.
Can anyone offer some advice? I've tried running disk utility to no avail, and most of the sparsebundle threads on here seem to be related to Time Machine.
Thanks!

Hello and Welcome to Apple Discussions...
Try repairing disk permissions and see if that helps...
Quit any open applications/programs. Launch Disk Utility. (Applications/Utilities) Select MacintoshHD in the panel on the left, select the FirstAid tab. Click: Repair Disk Permissions. When it's finished from the Menu Bar, Quit Disk Utility and restart your Mac. If you see a long list of "messages" in the permissions window, it's ok. That can be ignored. As long as you see, "Permissions Repair Complete" when it's finished... you're done. Quit Disk Utility and restart your Mac.
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