Imovie and iphoto wont update

imovie and iphoto wont update because it says i need to sign into the account i used to purchase them, but they were already on my mac when i bought it, what should i do?

This is usually caused by some error with the AppStore receipt used to track your purchases. There are numerous reports of similar problems online. The best solution I've seen (that fixed my issue) is to delete the _MASReceipt directory from your copy of iTunes. This breaks the account lock and allows the app to update.
First make a backup copy of your app (just in case), then Ctrl-click on the icon in the Finder and choose 'Show Package Contents.
From there navigate to the Contents directory, in which you'll see a _MASReceipts directory. Delete this directory (you may need to authenticate to do this).
Once you've done that, relaunch the App Store and check for updates. With luck the update will work now.

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