Timeline Poster Frame Missing

Hello
I inadvertently opened an FCP project with one of my Xserve RAIDS offline. When the project opened, media was reported missing. I quit FCP without saving the project, restarted the Xserve, and restarted FCP.
Now, the Poster Frame on the Timeline shows Media Offline, even though it is not. The "missing" media plays back perfectly.
So, my question is how to get the Poster Frame back on the timeline?
Thanks

Click on the timeline. press shift+Q to bring up system settings, see where your Thumbnail Cache is located, navigate to this folder, and trash it.
Or, just trash preferences.

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I've just installed Premiere Elements 10 on my new iMac. I've noticed that the add/remove key frames button on the left of the video tracks in the timeline appears only in track one and yet, in illustrations on the help pages (and in earlier versions of PE) the button appears alongside each track.
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My thanks for your interest. I have thanked Robert for his contribution.
Best wishes for the forum. It's a great asset.
Date: Tue, 22 Nov 2011 07:52:36 -0700
From: [email protected]
To: [email protected]
Subject: Where's the timeline key frames button in Elements 10?
    Re: Where's the timeline key frames button in Elements 10?
    created by Bill Hunt in Premiere Elements - View the full discussion
I would say that it's a programming Bug in the GUI display, as the Keyframe operations buttons SHOULD appear for all Tracks. However, Robert had the workaround. Bug Report. Note: PrE shows up in the Photoshop Family. Good luck, and thank you Robert, Hunt
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