IPhoto won't upgrade! Transition from Macbook Pro to iMac

I originally had a Macbook Pro and I loved it with the iPhoto software. Yet, I recently bought a new iMac and tried to load my pictures from my Macbook Pro (via External HD), yet it says that the my iPhoto needs to be upgraded. I click Upgrade and it says my current Photo library cannot be opened using this version of iPhoto.
Not quite sure what to do. I have to use Lightroom to open and edit all of my photos when I love using iPhoto to upload and share pictures.
Any help will be great. Thank you!

Welcome to the Apple Discussions.
tied to load my pictures from my Macbook Pro (via External HD), yet it says that the my iPhoto needs to be upgraded
How did you load your pictures from the MBP to the iMac? Did you just copy the library package to your Pictures folder on the iMac?
If so make a temporary, duplicate copy of the library and try the three fixes below in order as needed:
Fix #1
1 - delete the iPhoto preference file, com.apple.iPhoto.plist, that resides in your Home/Library/Preferences folder.
2 - delete iPhoto's cache files that are located in your Home/Library/Caches/com.apple.iPhoto folder.
3 - reboot, launch iPhoto and try again.
NOTE: If you're moved your library from its default location in your Home/Pictures folder you will have to point iPhoto to its new location when you next open iPhoto by holding the the Option key. You'll also have to reset the iPhoto's various preferences.
Fix #2
Launch iPhoto with the Command+Option keys depressed and follow the instructions to rebuild the library. Select options #1, #2 and #6.
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Fix #3
Rebuild the library using iPhoto Library Manager as follows:
Using iPhoto Library Manager to Rebuild Your iPhoto Library
1 -Download iPhoto Library Manager and launch.
2 -Click on the Add Library button, navigate to your Home/Pictures folder and select your iPhoto Library folder.
3 - Now that the library is listed in the left hand pane of iPLM, click on your library and go to the File->Rebuild Library menu option
4 - In the next window name the new library and select the location you want it to be placed.
5 - Click on the Create button.
Note: This creates a new library based on the LIbraryData.xml file in the library and will recover Events, Albums, keywords, titles and comments but not books, calendars or slideshows. The original library will be left untouched for further attempts at fixing the problem or in case the rebuilt library is not satisfactory.

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