Problem after accidentally downgraded to Mac OSX 10.6.4

hi there,
I have some problem.
i think last few months, i have updated my mac to OSX 10.6.8, but then, for some reason, i've inserted the given Max OS Installation CD, and now my mac is downgraded to OSX 10.6.4.
now my iphoto cannot access, and my apps store also cannot reconize. when i try to update to OSX 10.6.5, my mac says 'The disk volume does not meet the requirement' something like that.
can someone advice me on this. i hope i dont lose all my pictures and data.

Backup your data such as it is*: http://www.macmaps.com/backup.html
then upgrade back to 10.6.8 with this update:
http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1399
If that doesn't work, you can rebuild the iPhoto library by locating the largest version of that folder with
http://apps.tempel.org/FindAnyFile/
And opening iPhoto with the command and option key held down. It will then ask you where you want to rebuild it from. Direct it to that folder, and select the folder by clicking it once, do not open it!

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