After Effects error: "Error parsing properties list"

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When you attempt to start Adobe After Effects CS4, it crashes with the following error message:

"After Effects warning: Error parsing properties list"

This error can result from corruption in one of the XML preference files for After Effects.

See the Adobe website for details about the After Effects CS4 (9.0.2) update.

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After Effects CS4 crashes on startup