Help!!! Cannot view pics in iPhoto 6

Just installed iLife 06...I though install went fine and it did except for iPhoto 6. My albums, keyword, pic descriptions everything is viewable, even a pictures, file size dimensions, etc...everything except the picture. The number of pictures in the entire Library (over 7,000) shows up...I cannot view the actual pics....I get a grey area with a dotted line where the pic should be, but no pic.
In looking in my Library I can view the picture in a view finder, but it will not show up in iPhoto...What should I do, should I reinstall iLife 06???
Thanks a million...

Harinder
Welcome to the Apple Discussions.
Never post your email on an internet forum.
As you've tried rebuilding the library then I would move on to recovery mode. Your db has been corrupted:
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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