Can't update photos using iPhoto 6 - read/write permissions

Help!
Before you think this is the standard "iPhoto 6 permissions problem", please read on.
Upon installing iPhoto 6 and attempting to update my iPhoto Library, I get the dreaded "There is a problem accessing...files in your iPhoto Library folder...Make sure you have read and write permissions for the folder...all enclosed items." This is the problem noted in:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=303135
However, it doesn't tell me what file(s) have the problem, even though the app note says it would for OS 10.3.9. No matter. I simply first did a get info on the iPhoto Library folder verified that it was not locked and that I had read/write permissions. I also applied that to everything inside the folder. Ran iPhoto again...same error.
Although I didn't get the "repair permissions" error, I did that too. Ditto for the locked files issue reported at:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=303232
After attempting the update at least a dozen times, I even tried the UNIX chmod command (774) on everything in the iPhoto Library folder just in case the "get info" method didn't take. Still get the same error when updating iPhoto 6. What gives!
I willing to try any suggestions ya'll might have!
FYI - I do have my older version of iPhoto available and I have a complete backup of my iPhoto Library.
Thanks!
david

Hi David,
It's up to you, unless someone else comes along with some more things to try.
I am assuming you still have a version 5 of the iPhoto Library folder in the Finder.
Rename it to iPhoto Library_old and drag it to the desktop.
Do a search in the library for Thumbs. this will find all the Thumb folders which you do not want to import into the new Library. Delete those Thumb folders.
Now you have to decide if you want to import both the Original and Modified versions of a photo, or just the Originals. The problem is, if you import both, they will no longer be linked but will show up as separate photos in the library.
Actually it is going to be a big pain unless you have just the photos backed up to reimport.
If you want, you can check out a page I made showing the manual way to import the photos (#3)
http://homepage.mac.com/loridilo/iPhoto5help/Personal22.html

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