10.4.9 upgrade - now missing Clock, Bluetooth, Airport, Volume, Spotlight..

This week Software Update invited me to upgrade from 10.4.8 to 10.4.9. I accepted.
But when I restarted, all the info on the right hand of the menu bar - Clock, Bluetooth, Airport, Volume, Spotlight. - had disappeared. Additionally, the iMac was working very slowly indeed.
I initially used Disk Utility to Repair Permissions and Verify Disk to no avail- no problems reported.
I then used the Combo Updater after reading concerns about the Software Update: still no improvement.
I have since run Onyx, which has speeded everything up - but still no Clock, Bluetooth, Airport, Volume, Spotlight, etc. I am very disappointed by this, and have warned colleagues NOT to take to upgrade to 10.4.9 until we know what has happened and how to fix it.
Question to Apple: IS THIS UPGRADE FLAWED?
Meanwhile, repair suggestions gratefully received.... I really would like my Clock, Bluetooth, Airport, Volume, Spotlight etc. back.
20" Intel IMac   Mac OS X (10.4.9)   1.5 GB RAM
    Mac user since the 80s

Thanks for this. Actually, I looked at this after the earlier posting. These menu items were not apparent in this folder, nor discoverable through the Find menu.
Back to my earlier concern. We ALL want more people to embrace Macs as a genuine alternative to PCs. True or false? If true, isn't one of the real sales points that modern Macs are now robust, and don't go wrong? Virus-free, solid, beautifully designed, built to last and so on.....
I have been using Macs for almost 20 years. I have contributed software reviews to various Mac publications. I have advised international companies on adapting their products for Macs. I battle to persuade institutions like banks to make their software products available on the Mac platform. With colleagues, I have built a very influential international media business using Macs alone. We run a hugely successful radio station using Macs.
But if, with all our experience, we can't sort out a problem triggered by a Software Update, what earthly hope has the average new Mac user? 9/10, he or she will not even know about these Discussion forums. There is NO warning message with the update. No-one tells you you may have to dump a .plist, There is NOTHING on the official side of the Support pages - even if the average new Mac user knows they even exist.
If Apple wants to be taken seriously, spend a little more testing upgrades before releasing them. Yes, Steve, this is for you, though I doubt your subordinates will dare show it to you.... prove it by replying!
Meanwhile, thanks Eric for pulling this company out of a large hole..... I hope it helps others. Thanks very much.

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