IPhoto 9.0.1 & 9.1 Won't Launch

So when iPhoto 9.0 came out, I had none of the problems others were reporting. So way to go me. But when the 9.0.1 update came out, my iphoto would no longer launch. It would bounce a few times, then stop bouncing, all the while it's pegged at 100% CPU use. I had to use time machine to restore to 9.0, which worked perfectly. Then 9.1 came out and I thought "phew!" BUT, same problem. Had to restore to 9.0 again. I figured I'd just stick with 9.0 and wait it out. But today I upgraded to 10.6.5, and surprise, 9.0 won't run on 10.6.5. You get a message saying you have to update your iphoto. So I did, AGAIN. And again, now my iPhoto won't launch. It just hangs there. Any suggestions?

A significant number of people have had issues with the upgrade to iPhoto 11. A significant number of people had issues with the upgrade to iPhoto 09. To iPhoto 08, to iPhoto 6.
That there have been two updates to iPhoto since it was released three weeks ago is testament to how seriously Apple takes these issues.
But there are a lot of issues that Apple can't fix, simply because they are local to the User's machine. Things like the out-of-date codecs that prevent iPhoto from opening a Library, or duplicated fonts that prevent people creating books and so on.
You can't launch iPhoto, correct? Well then you either sit and wait for Apple to address a problem (that is most likely local to your machine) or you can try simple and basic troubleshooting steps to try and solve the problem.
A first step might be to answer the simple questions I have above.
I think it very unlikely that Apple will admit an error. Why? Because while many folks have had issues updating, many more - myself included - have had none. So, they will claim there is nothing inherently wrong with iPhoto, but simply problems with how it integrates with material that you have on your machine - things like out-of-date codecs, plug-ins, duplicated fonts etc etc etc
Regards
TD

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