IPhoto backup on EHD

I recently backup up my iPhoto library to an external hard drive and now when I try to open up iPhoto it tells me "You can't open your current library using this version of iPhoto---You have made changes to your current library with a newer version, please quit and use the newest version"
How did I make changes when I don't have a newer version of iPhoto????  Any help would be appreciated.  I am trying to backup everything on my EHD to reinstall OSX and then restore my iPhoto library on a clean install. 
Thanks for any help!

What is the format of the drive.  If it's not OS X Extended (journaled) it's not compatible for running a library from it even though you can copy  files to it.
OT

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    How is the EHD connected to your MBA? It should be using a hard wired cable connection
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    rickdeet
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    1) After importing my iPhoto library into the Aperture library as managed masters, I see that I can't actually access the originals/masters inside the Aperture library via Finder. When I right-click on the Aperture Library and choose Show Package Contents in Finder, I see the albums and events, but I do not see any of the actual photos.
    a: The Library structure of Aperture is quite different. Yes the files are there, but they are inside further packages. Each approject is in itself a further package file, and it contains - among other things - the actual files.
    Now this opens several lines of possibilities. 1: I post a lot on the iPhoto forum and I always advise users to use a Managed Library. iPhoto’s abilities with Referenced Libraries are poor. This is not the case with Aperture. It has very strong abilities with Referenced Libraries, so much so that many folks recommend them as default.
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    Do you mean “Won’t I get the same benefits using iPhoto with Referenced Files? IF so, the answer is no. And if you ever have to re-attach the masters to a iPhoto Library, then you can set aside the weekend to do a lot of clicking.
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    Why would you import to iPhoto is you’re using Aperture? A much better workflow would be to import to Aperture and then share the Aperture Previews with iPhoto. But no, the relationship between Aperture and iPhoto is not dynamic. They don’t read each other’s Libraries as they change.
    Aperture’s superiority over iPhoto is down to much better file management controls, much better processing tools with more more fine control over them, much better everything to do with processing photos.
    iPhoto has better slideshows and it has Calendars.
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