IMovie and iPhoto won't run after Migration Assistant

After I used Migration Assistant to transfer my PowerPC files and apps. to my new Intel Mac, iMovie and iPhoto won't open. Any ideas on how to fix it?
Thanks!

sorry, if you have a new mac it should come with the new version of iLife which is what you want to install. My bad. So, insert the istall DVD that came with your new Mac. On that DVD there should be a directory called Optional Installs which should contain a .mpkg file for installing iLife (I don't have an install disk handy so I don't remember the name of the file). double click on that file and it will guide you through the installation process.

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I would like to jam it where the sun does not shine. Something as ubiquitous as itunes and it won't run after download to Windows 7 64bit machine.

Millions of people use this software. How can these problems exist?
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