My iphoto has disappeared and photo library

I have been looking at similiar problems but nothing seems to be exactly like my problem. My iphoto has disappeared from my doc. There is no "iphoto" in the applications. When i go to my iphoto library I get this message. "There is no application set to open the document "iphoto Library". I do not have back-up for photos. I do not want to lose them if at all possible. I do have my start up disks for my computer.
HELP!

Well put in the applications install Disc. Received this message:
"The installation failed." An unkown installation error occurred.
The installer encountered an error that caused the installation to fail.
Contact the software manufacturer for assistance.
I tried this several time and have come up with the same message each time.!

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