Cannot Locate Photo

I am using Leopard and iLife 08 but the same problem has been happening to me when on Tiger too.
I sorted out all my photos, put them into categories and everything worked ok. Then suddenly when I start it I get messages saying that it cannot find certain photos, I click cancel then another pops up, and another etc.
When finished iphoto opens but for some of the pictures there is no thumbnail, well thats not 100% true, it flicks up for a second then goes when I open the category. So last night I did the Command - Option open to rebuild the database but again when it is doing this it keeps saying it cannot find certain files.
Has anybody else had this problem?

So it is so hard to say Window and remove all ambiguity?
Sounds like a damaged database file:
Try these in order - from best option on down...
1. Do you have an up-to-date back up? If so, try copy the library6.iphoto file from the back up to the iPhoto Library (Right Click -> Show Package Contents) allowing it to overwrite the damaged file.
2. Download iPhoto Library Manager and use its rebuild function. This will create a new library based on data in the albumdata.xml file. Not everything will be brought over - no slideshows, books or calendars, for instance - but it should get all your albums back.
3. If neither of these work then you'll need to create and populate a new library.
To create and populate a new library:
Note this will give you a working library with the same Events and pictures as before, however, you will lose your albums, keywords, modified versions, books, calendars etc.
In the iPhoto Preferences -> Events Uncheck the box at 'Imported Items from the Finder'
Move the iPhoto Library to the desktop
Launch iPhoto. It will ask if you wish to create a new Library. Say Yes.
Go into the iPhoto Library (Right Click -> Show Package Contents) on your desktop and find the Originals folder. From the Originals folder drag the individual Event Folders to the iPhoto Window and it will recreate them in the new library.
When you're sure all is well you can delete the iPhoto Library on your desktop.
In the future, in addition to your usual back up routine, you might like to make a copy of the library6.iPhoto file whenever you have made changes to the library as protection against database corruption.
Regards
TD

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