Black thumbnail pictures.

In iPhoto 7.1.5, the thumbnail pictures are black, but when opened individually, they are fine. How can I get them to show up in the thumbnails? Thanks!

Back Up and try rebuild the library: hold down the command and option (or alt) keys while launching iPhoto. Use the resulting dialogue to rebuild.
Regards
TD

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