Cannot launch Address Book after Tiger re-install

Hi
I have just had Tiger re-installed to my iBook G4 and have got everything going again, iphoto, ical, iTunes, Safari bookmarks from my external drive back up - except AB. It appears in the dock but just bounces when I try and open it. I have copied all the AB files I could find from the back up drive to the iBook HD but still nothing. I am I doing anthing wrong - can I re-install AB on its own from the Tiger install dics? Any suggestions gratefully received.

Yes you can reinstall just AddressBook from the Tiger installation disks. See http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=301229 for details.
Once you do that, I would download the 10.4.11 COMBO update and reapply it. Get it here.
Don't forget to run Disk Utility and verify your hard drive before you start, and repair permissions on your hard drive before and after you reinstall AddressBook and the combo update.

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