IPhoto 8 is NOT installed after I installed it

I purchased iLife 8 for family (5 installations). On my 5th installation, iTunes installed but not iPhoto. I tried it again with the same results. Any ideas what's happening?

I trashed the iPhoto pkg files and reinstalled -- still no new iPhoto. I clicked on "custom install" and iPhoto is grayed out. I've installed this on my other 4 computers with no problem, so maybe it's some setting in the computer that's goofing things up?

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Ok so here's what you gonna do. (had this problem myself today, and after some fiddling figured out what to do.)
Find your old iPhoto with a cross through it, right-click it and select 'show package contents'. A folder will open. In that folder go to Contents>MacOS and there will be three little things there. Click on the one called 'iPhoto' and terminal will open. Leave terminal open and wait four seconds and VOILA! iPhoto opens. Leave terminal open until you are finished with iPhoto, because if you close terminal, iPhoto will close with it. THX! ENJOY! Hope it works.
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You can close terminal once you close iPhoto. I also suggest backing up your iPhoto library while you can.

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Podisc,
You DO have an earlier version of iPhoto installed...right?
Which version is it (2,3 4, 5)?
You DID purchase iLife 06, and are trying to install the iPhoto 6 application, right?
(I have heard of someone trying to install an iPhoto 6 update to their iPhoto 4 software. It won't work. You need to have purchased iPhoto 6 in order to install any updates to it).
Current version of iPhoto 6 is 6.0.4.
Also..you may want to keep in mind these boards are not run by Apple employees...just "civilians"...

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Ok so here's what you gonna do. (had this problem myself today, and after some fiddling figured out what to do.)
Find your old iPhoto with a cross through it, right-click it and select 'show package contents'. A folder will open. In that folder go to Contents>MacOS and there will be three little things there. Click on the one called 'iPhoto' and terminal will open. Leave terminal open and wait four seconds and VOILA! iPhoto opens. Leave terminal open until you are finished with iPhoto, because if you close terminal, iPhoto will close with it. THX! ENJOY! Hope it works.
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the only thing i used migrant assistant with time machine for was for the programs. it seems to work now all fine and i even got more free space on my HD, because some of the old stuff i always carried with me but i never used, i didn't take over.
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Welcome to the Apple Discussions.
Start with the troubleshooting basics:
1. Repair Permissions using Disk Utility
2. Delete the com.apple.iPhoto.plist file from the HD/Users/ Your Name / library / preferences folder. You'll need to reset your User options afterwards.
3. Create a new account (systempreferences -> accounts) and see if the problem is repeated there. If it is, then a re-install of the app might be indicated. If it's not, then it's likely the app is okay and the problem is something in the main account.
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created a new user account and the same problem arose there as well.
Then you need to re-install iPhoto:
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1. Put the iPhoto.app in the trash (Drag it from your Applcations Folder to the trash)
2. Go to HD/Library/Receipts and remove any pkg file there with iPhoto in the name
3. Re-install.
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Back Up and try rebuild the library: hold down the command and option (or alt) keys while launching iPhoto. Use the resulting dialogue to rebuild. Choose to Rebuild iPhoto Library Database from automatic backup.
If that fails:
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Yes that’s right iPhoto is not installed on this Mac. I’ve checked everywhere, I’ve even done a check disk, searched the web far and wide without anything coming back explaining why it’s not on there.
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Thanks Larry, to answer your question no I did not delete it.
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