IPhoto printing and lack of themes

I have updated to Leopard and hoped the sudden disappearance of printing options using Tiger (only "contact sheet" option available) would be rectified. Sadly, it hasn't.
I succesfully print using Aperture, all the CS3 components and Photoshop Elements 4.
Have reloaded iLife but the "Contact print" option remains the only printing choice.
Help would be appreciated
dodgert

Check inside your User/Library/Application Support/iPhoto folder to see if there's a folder named Themes. If so move it to the HD/Library/Application Support/iPhoto folder and reboot. Then try printing from iPhoto again. That may save you having to reinstall iPhoto again. If you don't find any folder titled Themes then you will have to reinstall iPhoto as I indicated in the link that Terence supplied.

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