IPhoto not launching . only spinning wheel

I have a macbook pro; OSX 10.8.4 and have a problem with iPhoto not opening. only spinning wheel

what version of iphoto? What has recently changed?
try Back up your iPhoto library, Depress and hold the option (alt) and command keys and launch iPhoto - from the resulting first aid window repair permissions and if necessary rebuild your database
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- What steps have you tried already to solve the issue.
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Hi, a few days ago I found a lot of old pictures on cd's (from an old back up) and loaded them into iPhoto. My iphoto is on my external harddrive as my photos would take up too much space on my old mac.
Now when I try to open iPhoto i get the rainbow wheel. What can I do?
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Hold down the option (or alt) key key and launch iPhoto. From the resulting menu select 'Choose Library' and point it at the Library on the externl.
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Build Info:      iPhotoProject-670063000000000~1
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OS Version:      Mac OS X 10.7.4 (11E53)
Report Version: 9
Crashed Thread: 0
Exception Type: EXC_BREAKPOINT (SIGTRAP)
Exception Codes: 0x0000000000000002, 0x0000000000000000
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dyld: launch, loading dependent libraries
Dyld Error Message:
Library not loaded: /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/CoreMediaIOServices.framework/Versions/A/Core MediaIOServices
Referenced from: /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/CoreMediaIOServicesPrivate.framework/Versions /A/CoreMediaIOServicesPrivate
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