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I can't start Safari anymore and I don't know what to do. In short, click on the dock and no bounce. Double-click on the icon within Applications and it doesn't launch either. These problems, I'm guessing are a result of the combination of objects delivered by Software Update yesterday. Based on the log below, I installed the following:
2006-05-29 22:05:53 -0700: Installed "Pages Update" (1.0.2)
2006-05-29 22:05:58 -0700: Installed "Apple Intermediate Codec" (1.0.1)
2006-05-29 22:06:12 -0700: Installed "Keynote Update" (2.0.2)
2006-05-29 22:06:52 -0700: Installed "GarageBand Update" (2.0.2)
2006-05-29 22:07:42 -0700: Installed "iPhoto Update" (5.0.4)
2006-05-29 22:08:04 -0700: Installed "Java 1.3.1 and 1.4.2 Release 2" (2.0)
2006-05-29 22:09:01 -0700: Installed "QuickTime" (7.1)
2006-05-29 22:09:43 -0700: Installed "iTunes" (6.0.4)
2006-05-29 22:10:02 -0700: Installed "iPod Updater 2006-03-23" ( )
Additional problematic behavior includes:
(1) other applications saying OS X is not 10.3.8 or higher
(2) can't launch Software Update from the Apple menu or from the "About This Mac" window
(3) can't see the system version in "About This Mac" (shows the serial number instead)
(4) can't run a bunch of other apps (Dashboard, iMovie, iChat, Sims 2 University)
Any clues? Am I in the right forum?
iBook G4 Mac OS X (10.4.2)

(3) in About This Mac click on the serial number and it should cycle through the Mac OS version, build, and serial number. Run Repair Disk Permissions then run Software update again. There might be other updates available. After each update run Repair Disk Permissions.

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