Iphoto frozen, won't force quit - but pretends to!

Iphoto has simply frozen, won't force quit and hides until I call up all open windows by squeezing the mouse buttons - it shows as a window with a blue highlight all around.  Not sure whats happened.  Tried connecting camera and importing, but wont open - still stays hidden from view.  Also tried synching Iphone but same happens.  Small dot shows Iphoto as open, but nowhere to be seen until I squeeze the mouse - then the highlighted window pops up, but doesn;t allow me to do anything and disappears as soon as I let go of the ouse buttons. Help please....

Try trash the com.apple.iPhoto.plist file from the HD/Users/ Your Name / library / preferences folder.
(On 10.7: Hold the option (or alt) key while clicking on the Go menu in Finder to access the User Library)
(Remember you'll need to reset your User options afterwards. These include minor settings like the window colour and so on. Note: If you've moved your library you'll need to point iPhoto at it again.)
What's the plist file?
For new users: Every application on your Mac has an accompanying plist file. It records certain User choices. For instance, in your favourite Word Processor it remembers your choice of Default Font, on your Web Browser is remembers things like your choice of Home Page. It even recalls what windows you had open last if your app allows you to pick up from where you left off last. The iPhoto plist file remembers things like the location of the Library, your choice of background colour, whether you are running a Referenced or Managed Library, what preferences you have for autosplitting events and so on. Trashing the plist file forces the app to generate a new one on the next launch, and this restores things to the Factory Defaults. Hence, if you've changed any of these things you'll need to reset them. If you haven't, then no bother. Trashing the plist file is Mac troubleshooting 101.

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