Updating from iPhoto 4.0.3 to iPhoto 6

I recently had a new hard drive installed in my 2005 iBook, and the HD came with iPhoto 4.0.3. I've just updated the OS to 10.4.9, and now I need to update iPhoto, so that I can access photos that I uploaded to my old HD, which had iPhoto 6.0. In order to do so I need interim updates (5.0, 6.0) to get to 6.6.
None of these updates appears to be available on the downloads page. Is there somewhere else I can get them?

Alan:
Is there no third party application or freeware that can read 04 libraries?
Yes, there is. One is iView MediaPro which you can run in demo mode for 30 days. See Tutorial #1 for directions to catalog your library folder with it. Another is QPict which can read the albums and rolls.
Do you Twango?
TIP: For insurance against the iPhoto database corruption that many users have experienced I recommend making a backup copy of the Library6.iPhoto database file and keep it current. If problems crop up where iPhoto suddenly can't see any photos or thinks there are no photos in the library, replacing the working Library6.iPhoto file with the backup will often get the library back. By keeping it current I mean backup after each import and/or any serious editing or work on books, slideshows, calendars, cards, etc. That insures that if a problem pops up and you do need to replace the database file, you'll retain all those efforts. It doesn't take long to make the backup and it's good insurance.
I've written an Automator workflow application (requires Tiger), iPhoto dB File Backup, that will copy the selected Library6.iPhoto file from your iPhoto Library folder to the Pictures folder, replacing any previous version of it. You can download it at Toad's Cellar. Be sure to read the Read Me pdf file.

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