Cannot import photo's to MacMini iPhoto'11 (10.6.8) while they do import on MacBook (iPhoto'08 - 10.5.8)

Gents,
I try to import photo's to my MacMini on 10.6.8. I just upgraded iPhoto to '11. It refuses as I keep receiving the message: "The folowing file cannot be imported. The file is in an unrecognizable format. (Followed by the names of over a hundred files).
I burned through Toast a picture DVD and tried though this. Same story.
Next I tried to import the DVD to my old MacBook that still runs iPhoto '08 on OSX 10.5.8. This uploads the photo's without a problem.
I tried next to find upgrade files for iPhoto '11 in Apple.com. SOme I can install, others says (when unpacking) that I should use the upgrade apps for iPhoto in the Store. No apps found of this kind.
Anybody knows what 's going on? Do you have a solution?
Many thanks

I had them on a memory stick and an external HD. They were once delivered to me on CD's
I have the pics imported now by loading them up into the MacBook with iPhoto'08. Next I burned this part of the library to a DVD. I imported the photo's into my MacMini with iPhoto'11 without a problem.
Still it doesn't explain why I couldn't do that directly on the MacMini.
A few days ago I upgraded the MacBook from Leopard to SnowLeopard 10.6.8 but iPhoto is still version '08 and it uploaded the photo's without a problem. So it cannot be the OSX version causing it as both are now 10.6.8

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