IChat Icon is now a "?" icon!

aloha!
can someone please help me understand why my iChat icon (which normally lives on my dock) is now a question mark? i cannot find the iChat icon in my Applications menu anymore, either.
i checked the "TRASH" and it's not in there!
i normally use this as a tool for my job as a freelance producer/publicist and i'm out of touch!
what should i do?
a friend suggested running "pacifist" while having my install dvd in my computer, but disk one is missing since a recent move. not sure where it went.
any suggestions? is it possible to get a replacement install disk?
thanks!

Hi sarinmaul,
Welcome To The Apple Discussion Pages.
This means the icon in the Dock has lost contact with th e Actual application.
Go to the Applications folder and launch IChat form there.
IF it works Drag the ? off the DOck and let go.
Drag the current app to the DOCK to renew the icon and link.
You should not need to Reinstall the app unless there is another proble.
11:09 PM Sunday; March 19, 2006

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