Cant read archived iPhoto library

Hi
I copied off my iPhoto library to another partition while reinstalling OSX tiger. I have now replaced the iphoto library on the freshly installed OSX but iphoto does not see it.
The library was created by iPhoto 1.1.1 and it is 1.1.1 that I am using still
Import does not recognise the folder at all
Nick

I reimported all the photos on the external harddrive into IPhoto<<<</div>
That was your mistake. You created a second library on your main drive. I expect that it's located inside HD/Users/YourName/Pictures. You probably should trash it but don't do that just yet.
Hold down the Option (Alt) key while opening iPhoto. When you get the query, direct iPhoto to the library on the external drive. After iPhoto opens with that library, do everything that you're able to do to confirm that all photos are present and accounted for. When finished, you can safely trash the library on the main drive.
The problem is that I can not find any Photos or Library folders anywhere on my computer<<<</div>
Depending on how "Spotlight" is configured, it might not be looking in the correct location.

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