How do I reinstall iChat?

Apologies for the noob question, but iChat stopped responding on my machine and thinking that it was a free download, figured I'd get a new copy and install. I have upgraded to Leopard, but I don't see any way to install a single app from the disk. Do I use an old Tiger disk? Thanks in advance for any help.

Hi
The Easy Way: Insert your Leopard DVD into your drive. Once the DVD loads, open the "Optional Installs" package. Click through until you get the option of choosing what you'd like to install. Under the "Applications" drop down menu in the panel of software to install, simply choose iChatAV and let the installer do the work.

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