How often do you run system utilities like Cocktail? The other thing that often causes this kind of problem os corrupt fonts. If you do not own something like Font Doctor you can download a demo (http:// www.fontdoctor.com/with_fl/index.html). The demo will not fix the fonts but it will show you if there are bad fonts. Also, You may first try trashing the iPhoto preferences. These preferences may have become corrupted. The photo rotation problem was fixed in the latest 5.0.4 update. Roger >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Aug 1, 2005, at 10:47 AM, Laura Bruce wrote: > Hi all. > > After months of carefree operation, I have been having trouble with > iPhoto for the past few weeks. It takes ages to open, and then > sometimes crashes without opening. > > Is anyone else having similar problems with iPhoto? > > Thanks in advance, > Laura > >