IPhoto: slideshow music selection shows OLD iTunes library.

Hi,
I have re-organized my iTunes library a while ago (new playlists, different location of the files, everything in AAC, etc., but now I can't see my music anymore in iPhoto. All I see is the old iTunes library and I can't figure out how to 're-sync' this with my current library.
Ideas anyone?
Oh, OS 10.3.9, iPhoto 6.0.4 and iTunes 6.0.5.
Any help is highly appreciated.
Thanks and happy Mac-in',
Erwin
Mac Mini Mac OS X (10.3.9)

Hi Erwin,
Not sure if this apple kb will help, but it is worth a try.
iLife-cannot see iTunes files in other iLife applications
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