Front Row GONE after A&I...

Hey y'all,
Just tried activating Front Row - didn't work with the remote or the keyboard (on my MacBook).
Had a look in Core Services, and the Front Row app is gone!
I did an Archive & Install a few days back, and Front Row always worked before them (heck, because it was INSTALLED and THERE)...
Any ideas how to get it back? Is there an installer on the included discs that I could use Pacifier to get to and install it?
Argh!

I'm am having the same problem. I just did an Archieve and Install on a Mac Mini.
Front Row app is gone. It is still in the Core Services folder of the previous System but not in the new one.
Doing a search for it does not show anything except the old .plist file.
I guess I'll give Apple a call...
I wonder what else is gone...

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