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GreenApple29

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Jun 8, 2008
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Hello to all here
I'm experiencing a quite annoying issue with my system
I had to clean install lion on my new sad
Didn't have a time machine backup preferred to manually get everything back this time
So I installed iLife, which by the way it was working perfectly before
So when I tried to open iPhoto I got a message saying that in order to open iPhoto I had to run software update
Which I have done but there aren't any new updates!!
So iPhoto doesn't start!!
Any ideas?? It will definitely help guys cos I don't have a clue why this is happening
Thanks!
 
The iPhoto update is accessed through The Mac App Store not software update.

Hi - I did just that. But iPhoto is becoming an annoying time thief. Endless waiting and updating thumbnails and what you got. Going in and out of active mode. It used to be a favorite but now it is more a pain, an unreliable pain.
 
The iPhoto update is accessed through The Mac App Store not software update.


what do you mean??a couple of weeks back i dida clean install and installed iphoto.run software update from the apple menu and everything seemed to work fine then..
has something changed the last couple of day that i am not aware of?
 
Similar problems on iMac. Ran latest iPhoto update and it fails to open. Seems that this is a random fault caused by the "big" update last week so not all users are affected.
 
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The iPhoto update is accessed through The Mac App Store not software update.

This is true if you purchased through the app store I believe. I know my iphoto updates come through software update. I migrated to my new MBP and have never purchased it through the app store.

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Hello to all here
I'm experiencing a quite annoying issue with my system
I had to clean install lion on my new sad
Didn't have a time machine backup preferred to manually get everything back this time
So I installed iLife, which by the way it was working perfectly before
So when I tried to open iPhoto I got a message saying that in order to open iPhoto I had to run software update
Which I have done but there aren't any new updates!!
So iPhoto doesn't start!!
Any ideas?? It will definitely help guys cos I don't have a clue why this is happening
Thanks!

Check the Mac app store. Make sure you are signed in and click the updates tag. Your update may be there.

You can try the combo update. This would have been best to use right after you reinstalled, but it fixed some problems I had.

http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1524

One last link for reference:

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2638
 
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