Where has my iPhoto library gone?

I have downloaded the update for iphoto 11. When I opened the app, I found that ALL of my photo's had gone Where are they likely to be? Can I get them back? I hope so, because I don't have them backed up (very stupid of me)
I have read and tried some of the various solutions, but so far, nothing has worked. It was suggested that I update my library, but I don't know how to do this.
I think I've messed up somewhere, because now when I open iphoto it says:
To use iphoto ’11, you need to upgrade your photo library.
The upgrade might take several minutes, depending on the number of photos in your library
It then gives you an option to quit or continue. I select continue and then it says:
You can’t open your current photo library using this version of iPhoto.
You have made changes to your photo library using a newer version of iPhoto.
Please quit and use the latest version of iPhoto.
I select quit and then nothing.
Help!

Download iPhoto Library Manager and use its rebuild function. This will create a new library based on data in the albumdata.xml file. Not everything will be brought over - no slideshows, books or calendars, for instance - but it should get all your albums and keywords back.
Because this process creates an entirely new library and leaves your old one untouched, it is non-destructive, and if you're not happy with the results you can simply return to your old one.

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Date: Mon, 16 May 2011 02:22:18 -0600
From: [email protected]
To: [email protected]
Subject: Where has the preview panel gone is Bridge CS5?
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