Cleanup of language files broke office - will system re-install restore?

I used a third party app (CleanMyMac) to remove language files and universal binaries. Now microsoft office won't run. Even the installer won't run. Copying the application from a backup didn't help. (Though that did resolve the same problem for adobe acrobat).
I'm thinking to restore things to their pre-cleanup working state I'm going to have to reinstall the system.
Can I just run my system installer to restore missing files without erasing my disk and starting clean?
I'm running 10.4.11 now. The install disk is Tiger but I don't know what version of 10.4. It is several years old now and I do the system updates as they come out.

Hello Elizabeth, and a warm welcome to the forums!
A relatively painless Archive & Install, which gives you a new/old OS, but can preserve all your files, pics, music, settings, etc., as long as you have plenty of free disk space and no Disk corruption, and is relatively quick & painless...
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=107120
Then re-apply the Big Combo to get you back to 10.4.11...
The combo update for Intel-based Macs...
http://www.apple.com/support/downloads/macosx10411comboupdateintel.html
Then apply the latest Security update from...
http://www.apple.com/support/downloads/

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kacmaz wrote:
Can I replace those files with my Time Machine back ups?
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Steps to Reproduce:
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Actual Results:
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http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=7495315#7495315
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