Iphoto unable to update because of Apple ID problems, even though iPhoto was preinstalled upon purchase.

I just uploaded to Mavericks, and am trying to update iPhoto in order to access my photos again. It's saying my previous iPhoto was under a different username -- But it came preloaded onto my computer, and I've only had one Apple ID. I have most of my photos backed up, but not the last two upload batches and they're pretty important.
If I delete iphoto, and then buy this new version in the App Store, will my old photos be deleted?
Is the only way to get the "buy app" option to delete this old version off my computer? It's only giving me the option to update, which I can't do because of the username problem.
I see lots of others having this problem, but I've seen no real answers.
I'm confused about the Apple ID thing, because of iphoto being preinstalled upon buying the computer.
What to do?

Did you purchase the computer new? Not a display model or some other not brand new option?
Deleting iPhoto will not delete your photos. No app stores data inside the App.
You might try contacting the App Store support: http://www.apple.com/support/mac/app-store/

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