Unrecognized File Msg

Hi,
When I attempt to download images from my camera or add to my iPhoto library, I now get the following message "The following files could not be imported (they may be an unrecognized file type or the files may not contain valid data).
Whe I try to edit any existing jpeg files in any of my iPhoto Libraries I get the spinning gear (the thumbnails are all visible). I am able to view all my jpegs in Preview, and don't believe them to be corrupt in any way (the library data also works fine on my PowerBook).
This probem surfaced after I needed to perform an erase and install of OS X 10.3.5. I Combo'd back up to 10.3.9 (with all the repair permissions, etc...), and have applied all software updates to make the system current. It was after all this that I discovered my problem with iPhoto. The rest of the apps seem fine.
I've erased iPhoto, reinstalled iPhoto 5.0.0 with Pacifist, and applied updates to bring it back to 5.0.4, but have the same error as described in the first paragraph. Permissions have been repaired, as well as the disk via Disk Utility.
I've also reapplied the OS X 10.3.9 update.
Anyone out there have any words of wisdom?
Thanks,
Bob

Found the problem,
Quicktime 7.0.3 had become corrupted (error -50 msg). Applied the Quicktime 7.0.4 upodate, and all's now well with iPhoto.
Whoo Hoo
Bob

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mpd (MPD: Music Player Daemon) 0.16.5
Copyright (C) 2003-2007 Warren Dukes <[email protected]>
Copyright (C) 2008-2010 Max Kellermann <[email protected]>
This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is NO
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[flac] flac
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hello.
i've been using iPhoto for a couple of months now. i really enjoy the way it organizes my pictures on a by-date-basis. however, i encountered this problem only now.
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gary
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