Iphoto; Classic environment no longer supported

"You can't open the application iPhoto because the classic environment is no longer supported."
Posting this for a pal whose new iMac (Nov 2008) gives her this msg when she tries to access her photos in iPhoto. She is no longer able to open the program from her dock, nor from her Applications folder. Does she have to re-install the software to access iPhoto from now on? If so, how does one re-install. She has not backed up anything since becoming a new Mac customer.
Thanks for the assist.

Try re-install:
To re-install iPhoto
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.
If you purchased an iLife Disk, then iPhoto is on it.
If iPhoto was installed on your Mac when you go it then it’s on the System Restore disks that came with your Mac. Insert the first one and opt to ‘Install Bundled Applications Only...’
Regards
TD

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