IPhoto won't load or open or do anything

I know this has been asked but I can't seem to find an answer to my particular problem-when I click on iphoto in the dock it bounces once and then does nothing-it won't open or load or think no messages come up -it's as if i don't have the program at all. I just got this imac computer new maybe 2 months ago and when i installed it-it worked fine-its just all of a sudden that it wont do anything-and when I look for my photos I can only see them in the recently opened documents section of finder.
I hope someone can help? Also, i hope this isn't too stupid of a question I'm really a PC person so Mac's are all new to me.
Thanks again!

Welcome to the Apple Discussions.
Start with the troubleshooting basics:
1. Repair Permissions using Disk Utility
2. Delete the com.apple.iPhoto.plist file from the HD/Users/ Your Name / library / preferences folder. You'll need to reset your User options afterwards.
3. Create a new account (systempreferences -> accounts) and see if the problem is repeated there. If it is, then a re-install of the app might be indicated. If it's not, then it's likely the app is okay and the problem is something in the main account.
Regards
TD

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