[X-Newbies] IMovie Problem

[C. Aranzazu]

>Now, my iMovie will not open at all, and iPhoto is
>giving me heat about missing some files.

Could you be more specific?

>I have tried
>to re-install iMovie from the iLife 4 install disks.

are you sure you have iLife 4 installed on your laptop and not a newer version?

>The iLife install disk says that some iLife
>applications are open, and I must close them to
>install.  None of the iLife apps are open.

Have you tried moving the iMovie file to another user and see if you 
have the same problem? the problem might be with your user and not 
your iLife install

>
>When I network my iBook to my desktop, I can open the
>iBook iMovie application on my desktop.  I am
>confused.

from the sounds of it the problem is with your laptop not one of your files.

>
>1. Are there bits of the applications that are running
>in the background on the laptop that won't shut down
>even in a reboot?  How do I handle this?

create a new admin account and install iLife. the problem could be 
with the account you are using. if all else fails track each file 
down and delete them.

>
>2. If I just upgrade the OS to 10.4 and then try
>install the most recent version of iLife, will this
>work?

It couldn't hurt. a newer version of iMovie will read a file from an 
older version of iMovie with no problems and iLife 06 is a big 
improvement over iLife 4


I hope this helps


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C.A. Aranzazu


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