Drag and Dropping Photographs to the desktop

We're running on a new MacBook, with leopard. - Running 7.1.1 (2008) iPhoto.
As we've always done in the past, we are able to drag individual or groups of selected photographs directly from iPhoto onto the desktop.
We've recently uploaded some new photographs into iPhoto 08, using the same camera we've had for years....
Our older photographs (1month +) are still able to be dropped onto the desktop, for use in other applications, such as photoshop.
However all of our new photographs WONT. When dragging the older photographs we receive an icon showing number of photographs and a green PLUS (ie, it copies the file, rather than moving it)\
When doing this with the newer photographs - we get a little NO ENTRY icon, and when letting go after the drag nothing happens.
We are able to export the photographs from the file menu, however, this is quite a slow process, and we would like to be able to export just by dragging and dropping.
If anyone could point us in the right direction of a solution, it would be much appreciated.
Dan

Daniel:
What happens when you bring up one of those problem photos in the edit window? Do you see it or some blank window, either white or gray? You can try the following:
Run iRepair on your iPhoto LIbrary package as follows:
1 - download iRepair and launch.
2 - click on the lock and enter your admin password
3 - click on the Select button and navigate to and select the iPhoto library.
5 - set the owner to your short admin name with read, write and execute privileges.
6 - set group to staff or the current group with read, write and execute privileges
7 - set others to read only
6 - click on the Apply button.
See if that will help.
TIP: For insurance against the iPhoto database corruption that many users have experienced I recommend making a backup copy of the Library6.iPhoto database file and keep it current. If problems crop up where iPhoto suddenly can't see any photos or thinks there are no photos in the library, replacing the working Library6.iPhoto file with the backup will often get the library back. By keeping it current I mean backup after each import and/or any serious editing or work on books, slideshows, calendars, cards, etc. That insures that if a problem pops up and you do need to replace the database file, you'll retain all those efforts. It doesn't take long to make the backup and it's good insurance.
I've created an Automator workflow application (requires Tiger), iPhoto dB File Backup, that will copy the selected Library6.iPhoto file from your iPhoto Library folder to the Pictures folder, replacing any previous version of it. It's compatible with iPhoto 08 libraries and Leopard. iPhoto does not have to be closed to run the application, just idle. You can download it at Toad's Cellar. Be sure to read the Read Me pdf file.

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