iPHOTO does not launch after lots of stuff

TuckerdogAVL

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I decided to give it a try again, and see if I could get iPHOTO to work. I did a "transfer" from the old iBOOK to the Quicksilver. At least instead of "iPHOTO has suddenly quit, nothing you can do, buh bye" answer, I got a "you saved the photos on your computer using a newer version, this is an older version, use the version that doesn't work" message. (Just being a wisea**). So, figuring at least I got further this time, I then got out the iLIFE 'o6 and updated the version that at least got me this far (it was '05) and tried to upgrade it. Alas, I get the "you can't get there from here message" and it quits. So....I got the new '07 MacBook with '06 iPhoto that works, and did a transfer from there (even though the MacBook is Intel/PC/etc and the Quicksilver is Power PC). Nope. Doesn't work. So, I have iPhoto '06 on an iBook, and iPhoto '06 on a MacBook which work fine. I have erased, emptied, reinstalled, erased, reinstalled, erased iPhoto '06 on the Quicksilver. I have installed '05 iPhoto and got as far as it appearing to launch but be told I had saved photos using a newer version so I needed to use the newer version and quit. I have transferred (Firewire "T") the working version to the quicksilver, upgraded the version...and I have overwritten the version that didn't work doing this, with the version that does work on the MacBook. And the bottom line is that the iPHOTO will not run on the Quickbook. Where should I look now? (I mean, if I want to use iPHOTO on the quicksilver....) The reason is that since the MAC is set up to look for iPHOTO in things like iTUNES for album covers, and iDVD for photos for movies and iMOVIE for photos for movies, I'd kinda like to use iPHOTO.
 
TuckerdogAVL, you are totally bamboozled by your iPhoto issue aren't you ... I'm afraid I'm totally bamboozled by the above post so that makes the two of us.

I'm going to have to spend some time trying to find the *facts* about your situation in order to offer you sound advice .... ;)
 
Open your iPhoto library folder, you might have to ctrl+click and use "Show package contents".
Look for a duplicate photo library with a name that refers to a previous version, like
"previous Library, or Library5" etc.
rename it to Library.iPhoto and you should be good to go.
Take care to save your existing Library before doing this by renaming or moving it somewhere safe.

jb.
 
Clicking on iPHOTO library, right clicking there is:
OPEN
GET INFO
Open Enclosing Folder
Move to trash
Copy "i Photo Library"
Color Label
Lots of pretty colored dots
Toast It
Automator
ZZZZZzzzzzzzz
So, How do I open "I Photo folder?"
And where is "Show packet contents?"
Where would I be to do this?
At the C prompt?
Sigh.
 
THis is hysterical. I'm now getting a message that says "this has been created using an unauthorized version of iPhoto 2 or 4. Please upgrade!" This is after I deleted the Library6.iphoto and replaced it with Library.iphoto. HA HA HA . This is too funny.
 
Hope you can see this message: I now get
The photo library was created with an unreleased version of iPhoto.
Please quit and upgrade this photo library y opening in iPhoto 2 or iPhoto 4.
Now, that's funny. Since I have purchased and used all iphoto versions for the past six years. HA HA HA. I'm so glad I'm here! Great fun!
 
As an update I removed usling APP DELETE, the iPHOTO 6 and - I found my iLife '04 - installed the 4 year old iPHOTO '04 program. It quits.
This is fun!!!!!!
 
Two interesting things are now happening: I checked out some troubleshooting links suggested by PBear (on an old post which is currently running about this problem, go figure...in any event... I had already done a number of the easier ones ie firstaid, disk util, etc. but one of the easiest was "create new user." So, 1) I created a new user and, lo and behold, iPhoto WILL launch under that user. There is nothing in any files or folders so I assume that's because it's a new user, but it did launch; however, 2) the Cinema display now resets to "Generic RGB Profile" when iPhoto opens in the other user, you cannot change it, if you click on it, I get the Sound you get if you click on something that doesn't launch or work. When I logout and let the other user open, the Display has now reset in that user account as well, cannot do anything with the display settings. To get back to the calibrated display, or to choose a different setting than "Generic RGB profile" you have to restart the computer. Now, isn't that a kick in the pants!

So, good news, bad news. The iPhoto will launch on this computer under a different user. However, the program resets the cinema display to Generic RGB Profile and you cannot change it unless you reboot.

Any new suggestions? Interesting, huh!
 
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