IPhoto Library flles corrupted

While attempting to add music to my Library slideshow, the edit screen went black even though all the pictures were showing above. Then I noticed nothing showed up in the Desktop system folder for Desktop Picture when I noticed my Desktop Pic had disappeared. When I went back and selected Library in iPhoto 5.0.4 the files were unreadeable. I backed up the Library folder and installed a new Library, but it wasn't able to open the iPhotoLibrary_old.
Now I can't even open iPhoto as it freezes. I have temporarily placed the Library and iPhoto in the Trash, and await helpful Discussion suggestions.
I have AppleCare. Should I call them? Are all those happy photos of the past past?

Juan,
you can certainly start over if you have your photos on Cds.
Navigate to your Pictures folder and drag the iPhoto Library folder to the desktop. Keep it there for now.
Launch iPhoto and it will ask if you want to create a new library. Choose to create a new library and then iPhoto will open the new library.
Now import the images you have on the CDs.
Let me know how it goes.
Two Apple kbs for you to read
Don't tamper with files in the iPhoto library folder
About the iPhoto Library folder
Lori

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