Re-install iphoto on new MBP

Question

I recently bought a 15" MBP, OS X 10.9.1. I installed everything from my old computer(17") from a time machine back-up on to the new one. It turns out that my iphoto library from the old computer is corrupted. Now I can't open iphoto on the 15" or upgrade it. I would like to just reintall a clean version of iPhoto. How do I do that? I don't think a DVD came with the computer. How can I do the re-install?

Answer 1

What version of iPhoto do you have on the new MBP?  What version did you have on the old Mac? 
Do you have iDVD on the old Mac?  If so you can transfer it to the new Mac as follows:
1 - connect the two computers to gether so you can access the old Mac with the new one, i.e. a LAN or Target Disk Mode,  Transferring files between two computers using FireWire.
2 - copy the iDVD application from the Applications folder of the old Mac to the Applications folder on the new Mac.
3 - locate and copy the iDVD folder from the Home/Library/Application Support folder on the old Mac to the same folder on the new Mac.
NOTE: In Lion and Mountain Lion the Home/Library folder is now invisible. To make it permanently visible enter the following in the Terminal application window: chflags nohidden ~/Library and press the Return key - 10.7: Un-hide the User Library folder.
For  Mavericks, 10.9,  go to your Home folder and use the View ➙ Show View Options menu to bring the this window:
NOTE:  the iDVD folder may be in the HD/Library/Applications Support folder instead of the one mentioned previously.  If that's the case move it to the same location on the new Mac.
3 - launch iDVD, go to iDVD's Advnaced preference pane and point iDVD to the Themes folder that is inside the iDVD folder.
The following is a note on good practice with iDVD:
Once you have the project as you want it save it as a disk image via the File ➙ Save as Disk Image  menu option. This will separate the encoding process from the burn process. 
To check the encoding mount the disk image, launch DVD Player and play it.  If it plays OK with DVD Player the encoding is good.
Then burn to disk with Disk Utility or Toast at the slowest speed available (2x-4x) to assure the best burn quality.  Always use top quality media:  Verbatim, Maxell or Taiyo Yuden DVD-R are the most recommended in these forums.
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