Get pix from backup

Saved iPhoto app (2.0.1) and pix on back-up drive and then erased and installed to go from 10.3.9 to 10.5.1. Surprised to find iPhoto is not included in Leopard (it was with wherever I got it from-- either Jaguar or Panther, or perhaps something older; never had iLife). Anyway, re-installed iPhoto app from back-up and put photos in the pictures file in the Library. Can't open iPhoto-- I get error message: "The application iPhoto quit unexpectedly. Other systems not affected. Click Relaunch....." I did send a report to Apple.
How can I get my photos accessed without having to pay for iLife (which I should not have to as I paid for this, albeit old, one)?
Thanks.

I have to BUY iLife (which I do not want) in order to get back my photo flexibility I had for free prior to upgrading to Leopard?
No, you have to buy iLife to have the use of a version of iPhoto that is compatible with Leopard, which you never had before. You had an old version of iPhoto at no cost for several years. Now you are expected to pay for a dramatically enhanced version. If you don't want to do that, there are many other photo management applications available, some free, some much less expensive than iLife, and some as expensive or more so. If you have a digital camera, the software that came with it is probably the first place to look for the features that are important to you. If it doesn't offer them, look farther afield.

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