PHD troubled with iPhoto Library

Hi All. I am using Leopard server v. 10.5.4, my client end users have MacBooks (35 total) with Leopard 10.5.4 and sync every eight minutes. The computers are connected via Airport Extreme BS w/ common SSIDs and often do not rejoin the "preferred" network upon awakening. A few machines, either connecting for the first time on a given day or a restart after loosing the connection to the server are getting the dialog box asking (iPhoto Library) where is or which one do you want to keep? We are finding that there is also an occasional application duplicated on the desktop following a login and a long sync. There has been, not only 2 or more copies of the iPhoto Library, but copies of the same duplicated (ex: iPhoto Library_3-network) a network copy. I am asking some insight here as to what can cause these anomalies? This is the first year I've tried using PHD, and it's beginning to wear me down. Thanks, J Langlois

Check page 72 of John DeTroye's Tips and Tricks v14 for iPhoto issues w/ PHD.

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