Iphoto rebuild not going well...

Hi there,
I made the mistake awhile ago of reorganizing my photos on my HD, thus disconnecting them all from iphoto. I posted on there then, and got directions on how to rebuild my iphoto library (since there was no way to figure out where everything had been before I messed with it). I have iphoto 6, btw.
I have my iphoto library folder on my desktop, as well as a stack of CDs they are backed up on. When I try to import from either, it lists all the files as unreadable or not containing valid data. My photos are in both places, at least that I can open up in preview or on other computers (with the CDs). I am not sure if I've corrupted iphoto or what, as it does not seem happy with me.
Any advice would be great, you guys are very helpful. Thanks!

Try dragging the folders of Originals from these Folders/ CD's to a new folder on the desktop first - gather them all in one place. Then import them.
Regards
TD

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