Q: Not loading iPhoto

When an Application refuses to launch, this is the one occasion where Disk Utility (Repair Permissions) can sometimes help. The bulk of the "Heavy Lifting" in Disk Utility is done by (Repair Disk).

Verify or Repair Disk Permissions

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Buy a set. Wipe what is on there. Some apps now require 10.7.5.

10.6, 3 DVD is $20-30, and 10.7 is also, or there is 10.8.4

Take a look at http://www.apple.com/iphoto

And also macosx upgrade requirements.

Because it had nothing to do with permissions to begin with.

That is why you need to boot off another volume, repair the DISK and do a Safe Boot. For starters.

General purpose Mac troubleshooting guide:

Mac OS X: Starting up in Safe Mode - http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=107393

What is Safe Boot, Safe Mode? (Mac OS X) - http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1564

Isolating issues in Mac OS X

Creating a temporary user to isolate user-specific problems:

Isolating an issue by using another user account

Identifying resource hogs and other tips:

Using Activity Monitor to read System Memory and determine how much RAM is being used

Starting the computer in "safe mode":

Mac OS X: What is Safe Boot, Safe Mode?

To identify potential hardware problems:

Apple Hardware Test

General Mac maintenance:

The hatter wrote:

 

Buy a set. Wipe what is on there. Some apps now require 10.7.5.

10.6, 3 DVD is $20-30, and 10.7 is also, or there is 10.8.4

Take a look at http://www.apple.com/iphoto

And also macosx upgrade requirements.

This is not needed (or at least there certainoly is not adaquate information to reach that conclusion yet)

LN

SOmething is wrong here - did you purchase a used computer? If so the seller should supply the restore disks - if you pruchaed a new computer with OS X 10.6.8 on it you would have received disks with it

For now backup your iPhoto library, depress the option and command keys, launch iPhoto and rebuild the database

LN