Problems installing ilife 4.0 disks on emac

Hello-
I tried looking at previous posts to find a solution to my problem, but couldn't locate anything - so I apologize if this issue has already been addressed.
I never upgraded my iLife apps in my emac, though I have automatically downloaded system upgrades - and now want to upgrade iPhoto, etc. I have two sets of discs for this (I have an Ibook too), and when I try to install, I get a message that one of the ilife apps is running when none are running. So I can't complete the installation.
I appreciate any help - tia
Mike

Hello,
I am new to Apple Discussions; I am also having a problem with my iLife installation. I just bought iLife '06, but when I go to install it on my G4, I get the initial iLife window ok, but with only a plain blue folder showing up in it instead of the installer icon. There are no other installer icons inside the folder(s) either, just more blue folders. I can't even start the installation because of this. I have all the stated system requirements as listed, even more, so why isn't this working? I have 10.3.9, 512 mb ram, Quicktime 7.1.3, DVD drive, lots of GB disk space, etc.
I have a newer version of iTunes already installed, could this affect it? I tried quitting the iTunes helper, fixing permissions, removing receipts, making a new disk image, etc., all suggestions that I heard or came across, and nothing has worked. I even talked to an Apple tech guy for about half an hour with no luck. I've never had a problem with other installations or playing other DVDs before either. Do I need to upgrade to Tiger, which I want to anyway?
I couldn't start a new topic, as for some reason, there is no 'post new topic' link appearing for me either at the top of the Apple Discussions pages, even though I log in ok - ? Another bug? I'm using Safari, of course.
Thanks,
Paul
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