Remembering directories when importing photos

When I do "Import Photos", "Copy Photos to a new location and Import", and I click on the "Choose" buttons, I would like the browser that opens to remember the last directory I used, and start browsing from there. Currently it starts from the Desktop (under MS Windows) and it is annoying to always have to navigate the directory structure from the top.

I too had this error message (and to be honest, it was becoming a bit of a pain). I resolved it in a slightly different way to Terence.
I had 10 photos that were allegedly unreadable; however, as Terence rightly says, they are duplicates. When I opened iPhoto I mad a note of each of the files concerned and did a Spotlight search throughout my hard drive.
For each photo, there were four or five duplicates. I deleted all but one of each of the photos and then reopened iPhoto. No more error message.
The original problem stemmed from importing my files directly from an external device I was using with a previous computer [that was running XP].
Anyway, hope this helps.
Andy

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Interval Since Last Report:          288010 sec
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Click to view full size
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