Trying to updgrade iphoto 4.0.3

I am trying to revitalize an old MAC for use and want to put sme photos on it that have been upgrades to Version 6.
I have IPhoto 4.0.3 installed and when I try to upgrade to 5 or 6 versions the installer program says that it can not find an eligible version of iPhoto in my applications to upgrade. I have MAC OS 10.3.9 which should allow me to download version 6. ANy idea what it may be looking for when it is looking through my applications to upgrade?

Although all macs come with iLife installed, if you want to upgrade to the newer versions of iPhoto and the other applications in iLife you need tp purchase a new version of iLife. Similarly all MACs come wish an operating system, but if you want to upgrade to Tiger (10.4)or Leopard (10.5) you must purchase that new system. The current version of iLife is 08, which is actually iPhoto 7. Amazon and other places may still have the older versions of iLife (06) at a cheap price.
Hope this helps
Judith

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