Exclamation Mark instead of Pictures

Until last week I was using 10.4.11 and iPhoto 7.1.1 without any problems of any kind. I then had a larker hard disk built into my MBP. The Service Technician installed 10.5.1 onto the new disk by accident and sinced then i keep getting exclamation marks from my folders in iPhoto instead of pictures or when i try to work on the pictures the window is blank though the strip shows th picture that should be being seen. Before i update to 10.5.4, I want to see if there is anyother way of solving this. The stores are open tomorrow but the technicians are not there till monday.
The problem is somewhat critical because I need the pictures for my lectures and supervision this weekend.
thanks in advance
don

It sounds like your library got corrupted in the upgrade process - do you have a currect back up of the library6.iphoto file and/or of the entire library?
If you have a backup of teh library6.iphoto file replace the on ein the corrupted library. Or If you have a total backup you should drag the iPhoto library from the pictures folder to the desktop and load the backup - if everything is ok delete the one from your desktop
If you do not ahve backupas then quit iPhoto, backup your iPhoto library and try rebuilding the library - launch iPhoto while depressing the option (alt) and command (apple) keys - use the resulting dialogue to rebuild the library
It that does not work download iPhoto lLibrary Manager and use it to rebuild the library (it creats a new library so you will still have the old one)
If none of those work you will ahve to start over - quit iPhoto, drag the iPhoto library from the pictures folder to the desktop, launch iPhoto and create a new library - open the iPhoto library oin yoru desktop and drag each folder from the originals folder onto the running iPhoto (or onto the iphoto icon in the Dock) to create a new library with yoru old events - but no projects, albums etc
LN

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