Safari starts bouncing in dock then disappears, can't launch

I recently had Safari 3.0.4 and it couldn't start: It would start bouncing
in the dock for a few seconds then disappear.
I installed the 3.2.1 update (and the security update necessary for Mac OS Tiger)
but it still does the same thing. Yes I did restart after install...
I have Firefox and it works fine. Is there a conflict between the two?
Thanks
Firefox 3.0.1
Safari 3.2.1

Hi
No conflict exists between those browsers, however, either there is a 3rd party Safari add-on not compatible with Safari 3, or there is some corruption in the cache files that requires clearing.
Regarding add-ons: anything in these locations:
HD>Library>Inputmanagers folder, or Applications Support>SIMBL>Plug-ins folder.
Same as above, except Your User Account>Library.
If no, then have a look at this post for suggestions about clearing the cache.
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