No photos after reformatting HD

I recently had to reformat my hard drive, and had backed up all my files onto an external drive. I'm having difficulty restoring iPhoto (v2). I replaced the new empty iPhoto library file with my old file, and all the albums loaded, but no pictures. I tried importing from the file, and no luck. Any suggestions?

The iPhoto Library Folder in your Pictures Folder is the database where iPhoto keeps everything. If you backed up the ENTIRE iPhoto Library Folder untouched then it should work.
If you just backed up parts or folders it will not work.
Presuming you are working with the entire folder you should try rebuilding your library. There is a key combo to hold down while launching iPhoto that is version specific.
Rebuild Library
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=300862
Option+Shift IPHOTO 2
CommandOptionShift IPHOTO 4
Command+Option IPHOTO 5

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