won't open an existing .sla or start a new document

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kerchmcc

Scribus won't open an existing .sla or start a new document. 
I have turned off and on my computer, unistalled and reinstalled 1.6.4, installed 1.7.0 and still nothing.
I moved the file I want to open to a folder with only the 4 .sla files.
The file is for a 20 page newsletter with many pictures but just 372 KB.
The task manager shows no cpu usage and the memory pegged at 88.6MB.  No error message.  No open window on the screen.
And naturally, I'm on deadline.