dead,

I had the same problem...  it crashed on me when opening it over and over... a re-install should fix it... but...

if you are able to click on the 'show tutorials' button before it disappears, then go to File>options and reset your open GL in VUE to 'software' or turn it off ... then close out and re-open ... hey, I dunno, but it worked for me...

then I just turned OpenGL back to Hardware Accel... after it opened fine.

bizaar but true.

btw - VUE has crashed on me over 95% of the time I've ever used it.  All I can say is - save often!