How do I import photos to iPhoto from a disk?

Hi,  I have tried multiple times to import photos from a disk off of an old (5 yrs old) Apple computer into my new (3 month old) Mac.  The only picture that will transfer is the first one.  I have put in the disk, "selected" all photos and tried to "import" photos.  It goes through saying that it is importing 300+ pictures but then the only one in the library is one photo.  What can I be doing wrong?   This seems so easy but it's driving me crazy!  Thanks for your help. 

You may have trouble importing multiple photos off the disk for some reason. Try inserting your disk and after it appears on your desk top, open it and try clicking on a singel photo and dragging it onto your desk top. Then click on it and after opening iPhoto, click on the desk top photo and drag into iPhoto when you have "Photo" opened in iPhoto.
If that works and you cannot make the same proceedure work when you select multiple photos, you have a long road ahead just moving one photo at a time.
Good luck...virg

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