Front Row has an error finding iPhoto library

I recently transferred files from my old iMac to my new one. It runs Leopard and everything works on FR except Photos. I updated everything when got the new computer. iPhoto works fine and the iPhoto library is where it should be. When I choose photos on fR it states that "An error has occurred" What gives and please help.
Thank you

Read the instructions and found the AlbumData.xml file, but couldn't get my browser to tell me where the error was (step 2)
"The solution…
1.Close iPhoto…
2.Locate where in the AlbumData.xml file the invalid data is (the error [in your web browser] should report at what line the invalid XML is
3.Open the AlbumData.xml file with an application like TextWrangler and go to the specific line with the error - in my case the problem was with one of my keywords (i.e. “List of Keywords”);
4.Open iPhoto and highlighting the offending data - re-enter it thereby replacing the invalid data;
Close iPhoto
5.Delete AlbumData.xml
6.Re launch iPhoto - make a change (e.g. create a new folder or album) [this last step forces iPhoto to republish the AlbumData.xml file]
NB
the error could have been, I assume, in any part of the file not just the keywords;
you can’t edit the AlbumData.xml file directly since iPhoto never reads the file - only writes to it, so any changes will be overwritten.
A word about the AlbumData.xml file
iPhoto generates the AlbumData.xml file (inside its library folder). This file is only used by other applications, such as Front Row and Aperture (iPhoto never reads this file), so that they can locate photos and albums in the photo library. In other words the file is not used by iPhoto rather it is created by iPhoto to aid integration.
The fact that there are cases where iPhoto will write out malformed XML to the AlbumData.xml file, causing other applications to be unable to read the file correctly seems perverse - iPhoto should never be allowed to do this."
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