Can't install mpkg files anymore

I'm having a problem installing mpkg files - specifically, the newest ipod update.
I downloaded the newest ipod updater file, clicked on the mpkg file to try and install it, and a message popped up indicating that it could not find the program to install mpkg files, and prompted me to choose an application with which to open it.
I did some hunting and research online and found that the Utilities folder should have an installer for this, which would automatically open and install mpkg files. This is the Utilities folder where all of my ipod updaters have previously been installed. However, said utilities folder is no longer anywhere on my computer and I'm not sure what happened to it, and whether this is even the problem causing me to be unable to install mpkg files at all. I'm wondering if maybe I accidentally deleted the Utilities folder. I started to try to re-install the software that came bundled with my operating system, but when I tried to do that I got the same "no program identified with which to install mpkg files."
Is this inability to install mpkg files really a problem caused by not having my utilities folder anymore? If so, is there any way to re-install the utilities folder without completely re-installing the operating system? If it's not a result of not having a utilities folder, any ideas?
Thanks for any recommendation!
Powerbook G4 17" display Mac OS X (10.4.3)

Hi, Sarah -
You would need to use Installer.app to open these files.
- Do a search on your machine to look for Installer.app or Disk Utility or any other application that exists in your Utilities folder to be sure that the folder wasn't simply moved. If it was moved, put it back in your Applications folder.
- If you find that the Utilities folder is completely gone, try downloading an application called Pacifist from charlessoft.com. Follow the instructions that come with Pacifist to learn how to find and install the necessary files that make up the apps in your Utilities folder.
- Here is a picture of the OS X-installed items in my Utilities folder, which may help you figure out which apps need to be installed. You may or may not have or need some of these items, incl. AirPort Client Monitor, AirPort Management Utility, Launch Services Database Rebuild.app, etc.:
- After you have reinstalled the files, download and install the 10.4.3 Combo Updater so that what you have installed using Pacifist will be brought up to the current version.
Good luck!
Tuttle
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