After 10.4.4: Cannot Open Application "(null)" message

After updating to 10.4.4, Quicktime Player, Safari and iTunes have generic application icons (dimmed out in the Dock) and when launching, report this message:
You cannot open the application "(null)" because it may be damaged or incomplete
Other strange activity: Boot failure until I opened in safe mode, missing icons, and trouble with saving and opening files.
Update on an iBook G4 occurred with no problems.
The G5 will be Downgraded to OS 10.4.3
Power Mac G5 Dual 2.0 Mac OS X (10.4.4) 2GB RAM,
Power Mac G5 Dual 2.0

Sounds like your Launch Services database could be corrupt.
I've written an AppleScript that you can use to rebuild the database. It's available at http://homepage.mac.com/mdouma46/images/LaunchServicesDatabaseRebuild.zip (.zip, ~ 6KB).
Hope this helps....
Dual 2.7 GHz PowerPC G5 w/ 2.5 GB RAM Mac OS X (10.4.4)

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