Restoring iPhoto 5.0

I am getting the following error message when I try to open iPhoto:
"You cannot open the application 'iPhoto" because it may be damaged or incomplete.
I could not find information on how to restore iPhoto from my Tiger install disc, but after attempting to just restore iPhoto using custom install, it informed me that my system had been upgraded & I could not do that.
Help.

Hi Warren,
To reinstall iPhoto...
Navigate to /Applications and drag iPhoto to the trash
Navigate to /Library/Receipts and drag all iPhoto receipts to the trash
Navigate to ~/Library/Preferences and drag com.apple.iPhoto.plist to the trash.
Insert your iLife CD/DVD and choose to do a custom install. (for you this would be to do a custom install with a Panther disc or the discs that came with your Powerbook) because iPhoto is not included in the tiger install)
Install iPhoto.
Run Software Update and update iPhoto.
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