How do I reinstall Mail?

Hello,
Just wondering if there is a way to reinstall Mail.app?
To cut a long story short, Mail went bonkers after a power cut and no fixes have worked - so I"m thinking maybe take it off completely and start again!
Thanks,
Sarah

xray999 wrote:
dunno if a reinstall from the original installer dvd and then run the combo update for 10.4.11 would help any.
mail crashes frequently one of my 2 macminis*; on the other mac, this program refuses to do a search within the body of any mail.
thus i wonder: is there a new(er) version than "2.1.3. (753.1/753)" of mail app available somewhere?
(*e.g. for the previously instabile safari, i've found a new build available at the apple developers' site).
You might want to start a new thread to avoid polluting this one as this seems to be a different issue. I don't think you'll find Mail anywhere on its own so the latest version for Tiger is the one you've got.
Sounds as if you might have two issues here.
1) crashing case: are the crashes random or is there a pattern?
2) search case: what exactly happens when you try to search?
both) repair permissions using /Applications/Utilities/Disk Utility if you haven't already; boot from the install disk and use Disk Utility to repair the startup volume if you still have issues, then reboot and repair permissions again
if necessary) try another user account - create if necessary in the Accounts pane of System Preferences - does the problem still occur in that account?
- cfr

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