ILife, iWork, Microsoft Office not running after Leopard install

Question

Hi, I installed Leopard on my MacBook, it did it successfully, but then I tried to open iPhoto and I got an error message like this:
Process: iPhoto 386
Path: /Applications/iPhoto.app/Contents/MacOS/iPhoto
Identifier: com.apple.iPhoto
Version: ??? (???)
Build Info: iPhotoProject-4150000~4
Code Type: X86 (Native)
Parent Process: launchd 102
Date/Time: 2009-11-20 11:40:25.444 -0600
OS Version: Mac OS X 10.6 (10A432)
Report Version: 6
Interval Since Last Report: 7537 sec
Crashes Since Last Report: 4
Per-App Crashes Since Last Report: 1
Anonymous UUID: EEC496A3-5D2E-458A-A85C-C11D1FB21B00
Exception Type: EXC_BREAKPOINT (SIGTRAP)
Exception Codes: 0x0000000000000002, 0x0000000000000000
Crashed Thread: 0
Dyld Error Message:
Library not loaded: /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/AppleFSCompression.framework/Versions/A/Apple FSCompression
Referenced from: /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/Bom.framework/Versions/A/Bom
Reason: no suitable image found. Did find:
/System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/AppleFSCompression.framework/Versions/A/AppleF SCompression: unknown file type, first eight bytes: 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00
Model: MacBook2,1, BootROM MB21.00A5.B07, 2 processors, Intel Core 2 Duo, 2.16 GHz, 1 GB, SMC 1.17f0
Graphics: Intel GMA 950, GMA 950, Built-In, spdisplaysintegratedvram
Memory Module: global_name
AirPort: spairportwireless_card_type_airportextreme (0x168C, 0x87), Atheros 5416: 2.0.19.4
Bluetooth: Version 2.2.0f18, 2 service, 1 devices, 1 incoming serial ports
Network Service: AirPort, AirPort, en1
Serial ATA Device: ST9120822AS, 111.79 GB
Parallel ATA Device: HL-DT-ST DVDRW GSA-S10N
USB Device: Built-in iSight, 0x05ac (Apple Inc.), 0x8501, 0xfd400000
USB Device: Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad, 0x05ac (Apple Inc.), 0x021a, 0x1d200000
USB Device: IR Receiver, 0x05ac (Apple Inc.), 0x8240, 0x5d200000
USB Device: Bluetooth USB Host Controller, 0x05ac (Apple Inc.), 0x8205, 0x7d100000
I was given advice to re-install these programs, but that ended up deleting iPhoto, which is another issue I am now dealing with. I tried re-installing iLife09 from the receipt file but it told me that I must have Mac OS 10.5.5 or higher, I have 10.6:
This is really bugging me, not sure what to do. Everything was working fine up until the Snow Leopard install. I also do not have the entire computer backed up anywhere, just my music and important documents so using Time Machine isn't an option unfortunately.
Please help!

Answer 1

IMO, you have only one realistic option if you want to try to fix things as they stand (ignoring iPhoto) (i.e., without doing and erase and install and having an original iLife install DVD). Try a repair install of Sno by installing Sno over Sno as in an upgrade install. Such an install, while usually very safe, still is an install so be appropriated backed up if you proceed. You will need to reinstall the 10.6.2 combo updater.
If this approach does not work, then I think that you have lost the iLife apps unless you have a related original install DVD. If you do, then you can do an erase and install of Sno and reinstall the iLife apps.
Another possibility is to do an archive and install. Generally speaking, such an install is not very likely to yield an acceptable installation. Under your circumstances, I would say their is only a tiny probability that you would end up with a decent install.