Problem with FCP 7 and IMAC

Recently loaded FCP 7 on new Apple IMAC, in fact on several IMACs. Most work fine, but on the one there is a problem.
If you open FCP first time, it opens fine. However, once you close it and try to reopen it, it gets part way then quits, crash's, whatever. To get it to open again you have to go to the users library, preferences, and delete the three preference files in the Final Cut User Data folder. Then FCP opens. Hassle because you need to reset all the defaults.
What gives? Anyone else see this problem?
Mike

You could try Repair Permission in Disk Utility and relaunch FCP.
BTW, here a reason not to double post:
It is confusing and unnecessary
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=2756074&tstart=0

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