Deleted language files + architecture

Ok I screwed up big time I think. I used Monolingual to delete what I thought were unnecessary files. I have intel version of software I use like Dreamweaver, Acrobat and Photoshop. Well neither of them want to start now. I can only put it down to me removing the language files and achitectures. I have English and English United Kingdom as my only language files. After that is the only language I ever use.
Could that be responsible for the problems with Photoshop Acrobat and Dreamweaver? Thunderbird, Firefox, Word, Excel, Xcode, ImageReady, Fireworks, Shake, Final Cut Pro and Blender all work just fine.
My computer is a Macbook Pro with 2GB RAM, Dual processor and 160GB HD 70GB of which is free space.
I have tried to install the above software so this problem really intrigues me. I am not really sure of any sort of activity monitor as I have only been using Macs for a few months. So sorry for I sound like a total newbie here.

Archive and Install will not work. It will preserve your Applications folder as-is with all the missing components. If you opt to preserve users then your /Home/Library/ folder will be preserved including any now damaged components.
Trust me I've been down this path once. When you remove all the required frameworks needed you cannot get them back by Archive and Install because the A&I will preserve parts of the installed OS that you don't want preserved.
Do your backup, but do an Erase and Install then reinstall all your third-party software.

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http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=7495315#7495315
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I've removed some important language files while using monolingual (namely -English (American) -English (British) not realizing these are subset and required).
I should've read the FAQ first... now some programs are appearing in weird character formats.
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Which folder would I need to replace back with previous file?
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kacmaz wrote:
Can I replace those files with my Time Machine back ups?
Yes.
Which folder would I need to replace back with previous file?
That's the problem; language files aren't in a central location; each application has it's own set of language files, containing the translations of the messages for that application.
Since I did this only late last night, I should be able to just replace a certain system file folder, without causing much headache, I'm hoping!
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LSo
LSo Lorenzo Soncini Trento TN - Italy

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