No launch of iPhoto 11

Hi, after installing Mac OS X (10.6.3) I also installed Life 11. Since I can't launch iPhoto.
Anybody has an idea why? Thanks

I tried opening with a new library and again I am get the iPhoto (not responding) error message. I got as far as the menu you described. The only thing I can do to sort this problem normally is a restart but that is hardly satisfactory.
The other main problems I encounter are iPhoto crashing when I am using the Share function to e-mail photo's.
The other problem I have is that iPhoto never picks up my camera automatically despite it appearing correctly in Finder. I have to manually import a coupl eof photo's and then it seems to pick up the camera.
Does that point you in any direction ?

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