I Copied iPhoto library from old computer, can't access in new one

I am a moving my data from an old Mac where I was using iPhoto 6. This computer is running iLife 08. When I try to open my old iPhoto library (which has now been copied onto my new hard drive) I press Option when opening iPhoto, and try to choose my old library, it is grayed out. What else should I be doing?

I am adding some more information: I have copied the entire library folder straight onto the new HD, I have every file, including the Library6.iPhoto to make sure I would keep the albums and calendars, etc. (a couple of yearas ago I had to recreate a library since I had not backed up, so I learned my lesson the hard way). What's should I try next?

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