Update: I got it to open; I just had to wait about 4 minutes while it hung on "Not Responding." Seems pretty rough for that to happen each time, but I'm at least happy they open.
I've tried both ways...clicking the file and opening the program first. Even tried opening Finale in Admin mode first, then opening the file. No luck
Just downloaded v27 and am immediately having the same issue. All songs previously created in v25. Trying to open them simply crashes the program. Doesn't matter what option I select in the dialo...