How can I fix a corrupt catalog in photoshop elements 8?

I am getting a catalog corrupt error in photoshop elements 8. Is it really corrupt or is my version too old now or something? I have years worth of photos in this catalog. The photos are on my hard drive, but is there any way to repair or reconstruct the catalog? Are the tags and albums saved somewhere?

Hi,
The details about the tags and albums are all stored within the catalog so you could try to repair it.
If you can't load the organizer, try holding down the shift key while you start the organizer and it should open the Catalog Manager and jump to step 3 below.
Load the organizer
From the File menu, select Catalog - that should open the Catalog Manager.
Select you current catalog and click on the Repair button
When that has finished, click on the Optimize button
When that is done, click on the Cancel button to close the Catalog Manager.
Good luck
Brian

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