Suddenly cannot DownLoad Photos into iPhoto

Hello
Please If anyone out there can help I sure would appreciate the time !
I have been on the phone all day with Mac and cannot seem to get my pictures from my CF Card off my Camera or off My multi card reader.
Have tried everything ! I think ???
I even reinstalled my install discs .
I am new to Mac so please explain thoroughly .
Thank you for your help.

HI Larry
Thanks for your prompt reply and welcoming me to this forum !!
Here are the details :
- NOTHING happens , that's the problem....
- iPhoto does not prompt me in any way to upload photos.
- there is no link on my desktop to click on instead of iPhoto like there usually is if I don't want to use iPhoto to import.
- Nothing happens, even when I pull the connection from my camera or from the card reader , I am not told that I should have "ejected" first.
-I tried image capture several times but that does not work either
-I tried using the other USB port on my laptop and that does not work .
-I have not dragged to folder because there is nothing to drag from .
Basically my laptop is refusing to recognize anything with a CF card attached to it. I did plug in my old external hardrive and my computer recognized that right away. I have tried other CF cards and that does not work .
Kinda pulling my hair out right now , with deadlines and clients waiting and the Mac people not really knowing after 4 hrs. on the phone today with no solution.
I was reading in another forum by "Toadcellar" that I should have iPhoto5 or iPhoto6 installed just in case iPhoto 8 crashes......Is this really true ??
I really dont want to complain but I feel like a juvenile here , with 10 years of PC use and now 2 months on my new Mac and all these problems.....
Anyhooo , chins up and hoping that I find the answer here ...
Thanks you in advance for your help .
PH

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