Cannot enter apple id to update iphoto after installing mavericks

I am second owner of Macbook Air. Have owned this for about two years. After I purchased this, I took it to the Apple Store to get all the old data erased, and it has worked fine since, until I upgraded to Mavericks, and now iphoto needs to update. When I go to the App Store and click on the update button for iphoto, a window pops up that displays the previous owner's apple ID subdued, and only allows entry of a password, or the cancel button. I am signed in on the App Store as me, and under settings, administrator, it shows my apple ID. I also have reset my apple ID password and security questions, but that did not change the update page for software update.
How can I get rid of the old apple ID and get the machine to revert to my ID?
Thank you.

kthtx wrote:
will it destroy the photos I already had?
No, it will upgrade as expected.
As usual always good to have a back-up non-the-less.

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