Syncing issues, iPhoto won't build new library

Question

I have two macs - an eMac and an iBook G$. Both are running iPhoto 5.0.4. but I wanted to sync the photo libraries. I made a folder on the desktop of the eMac called "iPhoto Library - New" and dragged the contents of the iBook library over to it. Once it was complete, I dragged this folder into the pictures album next to the original iPhoto Library. Since I couldn't remember the short cut for choosing a new library, I renamed the old one knowing that iPhoto would prompt me to select a library when I opened it. I launched iPhoto and went to select the new library but it won't select it. I read through the old posts and wanted to rebuild the library but it won't allow me to do that - it asks me to select one first. Since it won't let me select neither the new library nor the old library, I thought I would build a new library then import the photos into it as on http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=550004&tstart=0
but now it won't let me build a new library either. When I click build new library, the window disappears like it is going to do something but nothing happens, the program stalls with most of the menu selections grayed out.
What I really want to do is get my laptop pics into the desktop comp. I don't care about the keywords but I do want to keep the dates and both the original and edited versions of the photos intact (so I can still revert to original if necessary). Any suggestions on what I need to do from this point? Thanks in advance for any assistance.

Answer 1

I knew there was no reason why it shouldn't have worked the first time! I restarted my mac, opened iPhoto, and was able to select the imported Library as my default. Thanks anyhow!