All files in utilities folder gone how best to reinstall them ?

My friend has somehow ended up with her Mac with no files in the utilites folder.. and a search shows they are gone
She is a noob and lives in another country and does not want to do a full reinstall as she is scared of loosing her data.
Is there a way to get these files from the install disks without a reinstall ? I suppose i could copy all my files to a disk and post them too her.. any other ideas?

Download a shareware utility called Pacifist from www.versiontracker.com or www.macupdate.com. Use it to extract the Utilities folder from the file archives on the Tiger DVD. The archives are found in the /System/Installatin/ folder on the DVD. Because the version of OS X on the DVD is likely different from the installed version on the computer you should then reinstall the 10.4.x Combo Updater (Intel or PPC) for the version of OS X currently installed. This will assure that the files will be current.
I suggest you also repair the hard disk and permissions beforehand:
Repairing the Hard Drive and Permissions
Boot from your OS X Installer disc. After the installer loads select your language and click on the Continue button. Then select Disk Utility from the Installer menu (Utilities menu for Tiger.) After DU loads select your OS X volume from the list on the left, click on the First Aid tab, then click on the Repair Disk button. If DU reports any errors that have been fixed, then re-run Repair Disk until no errors are reported. If no errors are reported click on the Repair Permissions button. Wait until the operation completes, then quit DU and return to the installer. Now shutdown the computer for a couple of minutes and then restart normally.
If DU reports errors it cannot fix, then you will need Disk Warrior (3.0.3 for Tiger) and/or TechTool Pro (4.5.1 for Tiger) to repair the drive. If you don't have either of them or if neither of them can fix the drive, then you will need to reformat the drive and reinstall OS X. Note that Disk Warrior will not work on Intel Macs.
One does not "somehow end up" with no files in the Utilities folder. Someone had to remove them deliberately.

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