Photo Booth Help Needed!

Please Help!!
I can't open Photo Booth anymore. I don't know why or how to fix the problem. When I try to open Photo Booth I get an error message:
"Photo Booth cannot open because no camera is attached or the camera is in use by another application. Make sure your digital video camera is properly attached and turned on. If you are using the camera with another application, close that application before tryint to open Photo Booth again."
I am 100% sure I am not using any other application. I tried to restart the computer and open Photo Booth before anything else and I still got that error message. I don't know what to do!
I have a MacBook so the camera is built in.
Any help would be really appreciated!

Hi, bbYdLL. Your problem has nothing at all to do with iPhoto, least of all with iPhoto 4 and earlier. Try reposting your question in the Using Tiger discussion forum. Good luck!

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You're welcome, Sami56
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