Problems with macbook after snow leopard install

Hi,
I recently upgraded my macbook. Saved and backed up everything from my old one and then loaded snow leopard onto the new one. Since loading snow leopard my optus wireless internet is refusing to work (Saying it has quit and wont reload), my photos in iphoto are showing up as thumbnails but not letting me see them or save them as jpegs and a lot of programs are quitting unexpectedly as i am working on them.
My biggest concerns are with my photos and internet.
Anyone know some solutions? I am a bit of an amateur with all this and don't know a lot of jargon. THanks

no, i think donv means what kind of machines new and old you have. look at the profiles of most users here - they describe in more or less detail what Macs they have and what CPUs etc. All this would be helpful for donv to advise you according to your need.
As for moving your data to the new machine, check this link http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=2169737

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