Iphoto library in use by another program

When starting iPhoto get the above message.

Okay. Did you want help with that?
Before anyone can help, they need information to work with. Basic stuff:
- What version of iPhoto.
- What version of the Operating System.
- Details. What were you doing when the problem arose?
- Did it ever work properly?
- Are there error messages?
- What steps have you tried already to solve the issue.
Anything else you can think of that might allow someone else to understand your issue.
With this kind of information somebody can develop a starting point for troubleshooting the issue.
Posts that consist of "iPhoto doesn't work. Help" or "iPhoto won't print" or "Suddenly I have no photos!!!!!!!!!!" mean that any helper is simply guessing. With information, s/he may be able to get your issue resolved sooner.

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Welcome to the Apple Discussions. First delete the iPhoto preference file, com.apple.iPhoto.plist, that resides in your User/Library/Preferences folder and try to launch iPhoto.
NOTE: If you're moved your library from its default location in your Home/Pictures folder you will have to point iPhoto to its new location when you next open iPhoto by holding the the Option key. You'll also have to reset the iPhoto's various preferences.
If the above doesn't help, download and run BatChmod on the iPhoto library with the settings shown in this screenshot:
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If still no success see if you can now rebuild the library as follows: backup the library and launch iPhoto with the Command+Option keys depressed to rebuild the library. Select the last three options.
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A bit of a confusion on my part;
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Now, looking at this paragraph:
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My iPod isn't being used by another program!

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Just try restarting your computer first. Your computer has many, many applications running at any one time so its not surprising that your iPod is being used by another programme. If you uploaded your Kelly Clarkson songs then closed iTunes and then opened iTunes up again, without turning your computer off, or even worse - just pulling your iPod out of the USB port without pressing the disconnect button!, then the computer may still think iTunes is using it and iTunes itself may think another programme is using your iPod when actually, iTunes is using it itself! So I suspect that once you have turned your computer off and turned it on again, then when you plug your iPod in again it will work.

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Windows video error message:
window title: Video Preview Failure.
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Please check the device connection and make sure that the device is not being used by another application or user.”
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SKYPE video error message:
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mwigie2007,
Did you seek for information on these pages by MVL design?
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