Unable to open FCP 5 files in FCP 6.0.1

Hello,
I just upgraded to Final Cut Studio 2 a few weeks ago.
I tried to open one of my current projectsin Final Cut Pro 6.0.1. After reading 22 percent of this project the following error message appeared:
The project can't be opened (unable to open this project)
or it is to new for this Final Cut Pro version
I already deleted the FCP prefs and cache files.
What could be the problem? Mybe the project file is corrupt??
Michael

i have the same problem. have You found a solution so far?
I tried several options so far. I can save and reopen a new project. And I can open the old project in FCP 5.1 without a problem. I even tried this for different projects, so I don'T think they are all corrupted.
Is there a workaround that you know about? I am pretty desperate.

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