LOST old THEMES in iMovie

After installing iLife 06 I have lost all my old themes in my iMovie. What do I do about it???
G4 15" PB 1.67 Ghz Mac OS X (10.4.6)

Hi Dhinoo:
There were no themes in previous iMovie versions. Perhaps you mean iDVD themes?
iDVD 5: Previous themes are missing
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=301881
iDVD 6: Themes pane is blank after upgrading
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=303252
Sue

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Sue,
Well Yes, But I'm not one of-.. "those" you know.
If you want you can get to know me well. We get along so we shouldn't argue And I don't know, said I don't know, All these feelings just cloud up my reasoning. Cloud up my reasoning (MB20)
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(pause)
Those: We came here for a good argument!
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Those: An argument isn't just contradiction.
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