I-Photo Won't Open (since upgraded to version 6)

Since I bought iLife '06, whenever I try to open iPhoto the only thing I get is it's menu, but not the main window. Intuitively I clicked on "About i-Photo" and got the "unexpected quit" message, and then chose "relounch", only to get the same situation. This time I chose "try again" on the unexpected quit window, and then - and only then - the application opend for real, with all my photos, albuns, etc…
Ever since it first happened I have been performing this very annoing "3 part lounching" of the application, and almost every time it asks me to "rebuild the cache".
On top of all that, when I quit the application I get a message saying "new settings were made for this application. Use the new ones or remain with the original settings?" - although it makes no difference whatsoever, because whenever I try to launch the application I'm back to square one!
Is anyone else experiencing this? Is there a way around it?

Bruno,
First create a new user and see if the new user can open iPhoto fine.
If the new user can, then there is something amiss with your users files.
You can also Option launch iPhoto with the Option key held down until you get a message window. In that window choose to create a new library, name it, and see if the new library will open the iPhoto window for you.
If not, Close iPhoto and option launch again, this time choosing to open another library, then navigate to your original library and highlight it and click open.
Still problems, try a cache cleaner
Tiger Cache cleaner
OnyX
Still no go...
To reinstall iPhoto...
Navigate to /Applications and drag iPhoto to the trash
Navigate to /Library/Receipts and drag all iPhoto receipts to the trash
Navigate to ~/Library/Preferences and drag com.apple.iPhoto.plist to the trash.
Insert your iLife CD/DVD and choose to do a custom install. You will have to kee p on going through the steps of the install before you get to the screen where you can choose a custom install.
Install iPhoto.
Run Software Update and update iPhoto.
If this doesn't work
Download and install the Combo updater for 10.4.6
let me know how it goes as you go through the list of things to try

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