Batch change has started to hang

Hi everyone,
After a long period of peaceful Iphoto life, I need to bother you again. My Iphoto '08 has started to play up. When I use the batch change menu to add a description to a set of photos, it hangs up indefinitely while displaying the message "updating photos" and never finishes the job. If I force quit Iphoto and reopen, nothing has been added to the descriptions. Any ideas?

To choose between Libraries:
Hold down the option (or alt) key key and launch iPhoto. From the resulting menu select 'Choose Library'
Now what’s causing the issue in the old Library?
1. You’re trying to change a file that iPhoto cannot find
2. You’re trying to change a file that you have no permission to do so.
Let’s tackle 2 first: Download BatchMod from
http://macchampion.com/arbysoft/
And apply it to the iPhoto Library Folder using the settings found here:
http://homepage.mac.com/toad.hall/.Pictures/Forum/BatChmod.png
(Credit to Old Toad for this one).
Regards
TD

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