When trying to open iPhoto, I get a damaged or incomplete error.  A technician upgraded my iMac to OS X 10.8.2?

My computer was seriously out of date.  I hired a technician to update my iMac OS, software and add memory.  Well, I'm just now trying to grab some photos and iPhoto will not open.  I tried an answer from a same post, install 9.1 upgrader but it tells me I need iPhoto 8.0 or greater.  Not sure where to go from here.  I'm worried I will lose almost 8000 pictures.

What exactly happens?
what does " I'm just now trying to grab some photos" actually mean?
If you have iPhoto '08 as you state installing iPhoto '09 or '11 is a purchased upgrade, not a free upgrade
to be sure you do not lose your photos you must have a good current backup  - if you do not sooner or later you will lose all of your files including your photos
The general answer is to Back up your iPhoto library, Depress and hold the option (alt) and command keys and launch iPhoto - rebuild your iPhoto library - but with no details that is just a wild guess
LN

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