Error codes -- will knowing what they mean help solve my problem?

I recently replaced my hard drive on my iMacG5 -- the replacement one is now Tiger 10.4.11 and after transferring documents back on it from my Macbook (via Fire Wire) I get errors as I try to update software and also when trying to open documents (Microsoft Word 04, Mac Version) which I re-installed but there seems to be something wrong with it. I'm lost as to what to do next. I have no phone support on it and the "genius" guy at the Apple Store actually transferred the documents for me. I also can't connect the two computers via my server as I had done before because it seems to have changed the 'numbers' of the servers and can't recognize each other (????). I had not written down the numbers when it was first done, so I don't know which one is which and a tech walked me through it once, but then the next time it wouldn't work again. HELP!

They might help yes, but...
Could be many things, we should start with this...
"Try Disk Utility
1. Insert the Mac OS X Tiger Install disc that came with your computer, then restart the computer while holding the C key.
2. When your computer finishes starting up from the disc, choose Disk Utility from the Installer menu. (In Mac OS X 10.4 or later, you must select your language first.)
*Important: Do not click Continue in the first screen of the Installer. If you do, you must restart from the disc again to access Disk Utility.*
3. Click the First Aid tab.
4. Select your Mac OS X volume.
5. Click Repair. Disk Utility checks and repairs the disk."
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=106214
Then try a Safe Boot, (holding Shift key down at bootup), run Disk Utility in Applications>Utilities, then highlight your drive, click on Repair Permissions, reboot when it completes.
(Safe boot may stay on the gray radian for a long time, let it go, it's trying to repair the Hard Drive.)
The usual reason why updates fail or mess things up, is if Permissions are not fixed before & after every update, with a reboot... you may get a partial update when the installer finds it doesn't have Permissions to change one obscure little part of the OS, leaving you with a mix of OS versions.
Some people get away without Repairing Permissions for years, some for only days.
If Permissions are wrong before applying an update, you could get mixed OS versions, if Directory is the slightest messed up, who knows!
If many Permission are repaired, or any Directory errors are found, you may need to re-apply some the latest/biggest updates.

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