10.5.1 ate my utilities!!

I just installed 10.5.1 and most everything in my utilities folder is gone. It left usb overdrive and steer mouse, thats it. All of the utilities are now gone. I don't know where to start.

Check that all your utilities are 10.5.1 compatible before installing 10.5.1. Now that you have, just live with it until you can get your utilities back. In the future, always follow the documentation that comes with the update. Among other things Apple does say to backup before installing the update. The link which appears both in Software Update and on the update on the website says:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=306907
"It is recommended that you backup your system prior to installing any updates."
This is an important lesson. And I can't overemphasize it enough. Unfortunately this is the cost for not reading the readme, is that you are stuck with non-functioning utilities.
My upgrade FAQ* goes into more details:
http://www.macmaps.com/upgradefaq.html
Good luck!
- * Links to my pages may give me compensation.

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