Unable to load previous iDVD projects

Hi all I know this has been mentioned before but I cant find any threads with a positive outcome! Im unable to open previous iDVD projects now I have installed '08.
Help anyone...?

Let's try this first:
Quit iDVD.
Locate a file named com.apple.iDVD.plist and get rid of it. iDVD will create a new one the next time it runs. Empty the trash and run a permission repair using the Disk Utility.
The files can be found here:
-->/Users/YourName**/Library/Preferences/com.apple.iDVD.plist
or you can use the finder (happy face on the dock) to copy and paste the bold type above.
Make sure to Restart the computer as well once the above has been performed. Hope this helps but if not, come on back.

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