IPhoto just crashes... even when trying to rebuild database

Question

I have iPhoto '06, with the latest software update (as of today), and it doesn't work at all:
Whenever I try to start it, it shows a "loading" screen for about 10 seconds and then just disappears (i.e. crashes). My crashreporter logfile includes:
Exception: EXCBADACCESS (0x0001)
Codes: KERNPROTECTIONFAILURE (0x0002) at 0x00000004
Thread 0 Crashed:
0 com.apple.iPhoto 0x00446adc dyldstubNSCopyObject + 388732
1 com.apple.iPhoto 0x00051bf0 0x1000 + 330736
I've tried holding cmd+option while clicking on iPhoto. No matter which of the four rebuild options I choose, it crashes within 10 seconds of starting. (The same error message is written to my console.)
I've put a TREMENDOUS amount of time into organizing my pictures (specifically, the ratings, keywords, and albums). How can I retrieve all of this work?

Answer 1

Mike,
close iPhoto
Drag the library to the desktop and rename it iPhoto Library_old
put your backup library in the Pictures folder and launch iPhoto (make a backup of the backup first)
If iPhoto launches and opens the library you are halfway there.
Now you need to import the newly added photos since the backup
A.) Do a search in the iPhoto Library_old folder for files after a certain date
By checking out the path of the files you will see where they are in the old library. Only import files from the Original folder. If the file is in the edited folder you can import that too, but you will now have the original and the modified version showing in the library.
If there are rolls in the old library that have been imported after the backup you can import those rolls from the originals. If you want the modified photos from those rolls import those rolls also. You will have both showing in the library. Since you combined some new rolls with older rolls you will have to really concentrate on what you are doing.
B.)This is not possible as far as I know.
With regard to B
I do not know what will happen if you attempt this, you can try it on one file and see what happens.
For the iPhoto burned backup
Double click the disc once mounted on the desktop ( you might have to open system prefs/cd/dvds and check the option to not have iPhoto open when a picture disc is inserted first...I am not sure on this)
Drag the iPhoto Library folder from the disc into the Pictures folder.
Make sure you have first moved the old library to the desktop and renamed it.
This is why you need iPhoto not to open when the backup disc is inserted.
let me know how it goes.