Iphoto won't open due to a problem.

Iphoto won't open because of a problem. The box says 'check with the developer to make sure iphoto works with this version of Mac OS X. You may need to reinstall the application. Be sure to install any available updates for the application and Mac OS X.'
I have checked for updates. I haven't done anything different or installed anything different since the last time I successfully used iphoto. Help.....

To re-install iPhoto
1. Put the iPhoto.app in the trash (Drag it from your Applications Folder to the trash)
2a: On 10.5: Go to HD/Library/Receipts and remove any pkg file there with iPhoto in the name.
2b: On 10.6: Those receipts may be found as follows: In the Finder use the Go menu and select Go To Folder. In the resulting window type
/var/db/receipts/
2c: on 10.7 they're at
/private/var/db/receipts
A Finder Window will open at that location and you can remove the iPhoto pkg files.
3. Re-install.
If you purchased an iLife Disk, then iPhoto is on it.
If iPhoto was installed on your Mac when you go it then it’s on the System Restore disks that came with your Mac. Insert the first one and opt to ‘Install Bundled Applications Only.
If you purchased it on the App Store or have a Recent Mac you can find it in your Purchases List.

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Process: iPhoto [2352]
Path: /Applications/iPhoto.app/Contents/MacOS/iPhoto
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Code Type: X86 (Native)
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Report Version: 6
Interval Since Last Report: 53970 sec
Crashes Since Last Report: 15
Per-App Crashes Since Last Report: 2
Anonymous UUID: CA4F49CB-7A97-494E-9653-81EDA451C528
Exception Type: EXC_BREAKPOINT (SIGTRAP)
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