Updated programs... now iPhoto and Limewire aren't working!?

Question

Hi everyone,
I did the Software update today, and it updated a few of my programs. I wasn't really paying attention to which ones it was updating but I think iPhoto was one of them. (I'm using iPhoto 5) Well just a little while ago I tried to upload some new pictures, but when I plugged in my camera, the disk drive came up on my desktop, and iPhoto opened, but it never brought me to the import screen. The reason I'm posting this here is that I also just realized that Limewire won't open anymore either. It bounces for a little and then stops.... never opening. I tried repairing permissions, and it worked for a while, repairing a lot, but it didn't fix this problem.
I had this problem with Limewire a while ago and some other apps and it turned out that it was a problem with Java, but I don't remember any problems with iPhoto (of course I was using iPhoto 4 back then). This could be affecting other apps that I'm just not aware of yet. I use iPhoto pretty much every day and I use Limewire a lot as well.
This is a big problem.
Any suggestions would be great.
THANKS!
-Dean

Answer 1

Hi everyone! GOOD NEWS. iPhoto and Limewire are somewhat working again. Here's what I did and what the result was:
iPhoto - I read on a post in a different thread that iPhoto 5 has problems with videos since the update. I deleted all the videos off of my digital camera and it would update fine. I guess I am just waiting for a new update to come out to fix that, but I may start using Image Capture, as it was recommended in that other thread.
Limewire - I didn't know what else to do... so I decided to go to Limewire.com and download it again. I didn't uninstall the Limewire I had and it turned out there was a newer version of the program, so I got the update and now it works fine.
But... I still have one major problem. Final Cut Express HD doesn't open now either! I didn't realize this sooner because I just finished a huge project in FCE so I was taking a break from it haha, but that program is the whole reason I have a Mac and I need to get it working again! It starts to open, the Final Cut Express HD logo thing comes up, but then I get the "spinning beachball for a while" and the "unexpectedly quit" error. What do I do!? I'm thinking maybe I will repost this in the FCE area later.