ITunes is empty in Media Browser

Hello everybody!
I have a problem with the Media Browser in iMovie and iPhoto 09 on Snow Leopard (upgraded): The part "iTunes" is empty.
But everything is fine in iDVD and also in the finder part "Media" when you "Open a file".
I tried to reinstall iLife 09, tried iLife spport 903, tried to delete iApps.plist iMovie.plist and iphoto.plist and reopened the apps in different orders. So far, nothing.
I tried to reinstall the mediabrowser.framework using Pacifist, nothing.
Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks in advance.

Alright, I solved this problem at least for myself. Hopefully this works for all of you guys.
(Note: Quite all iLife and iWork applications before doing this)
Step 1. Download and install Pacifist http://www.charlessoft.com/
Step 2. Insert Snow Leopard Disc
Step 3. Run Pacifist
Step 4. Click "Open Apple Install Discs"
Step 5. Select Install Disc in Pop Up Dialog and select "Choose" (it can take a couple of minutes for the disc to load)
Step 6. In the search field at the top of the window type "mediabrowser" (no space) and the second result should be a folder. When you select it it should show that the file path is Library>Application Support>iLifeMediaBrowser
Step 7. Select the iLifeMediaBrowser folder and click the "install" button in the top left of the window
Step 8. Click "Install" in the pop up dialog then input your password in the next window and hit ok
Step 9. Enjoy your media browser being up and running again
If there is a dialog that says something about possible file damage or something to that effect, just hit continue. You'll be a o.k. and up in running again.
I hope this helps any of you!

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