Installer.app and software update don't work anymore

hi there,
i just repaired my hd using diskwarrior, which was succesful. now i tried to get some updates installed, but just at the start of the process for every .pkg file i tried, installer says there was a problem and that i have to try again. of course, trying again doesn't help.
that problem, which also includes software update in the very same way, already existed before i fixed my drive with diskwarrior. it was the initial reason i ran a disk repair.
any ideas, especially any that don't involve reinstalling os x?
before, the system had been running fine for several years.
thanx,
ulrich christian

At this point Ulrich I'm back from vacation. Did you do anything else?
Rbritt,
Welcome to Apple Discussions!
I thank you for bringing this thread back to the top, since it got down to the bottom of the list. Each thread really is best handled one person at a time. Could you please start a new topic using the Post a New topic link at the beginning of the board?
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=1748484#1748484
And tell us if you repaired permissions?

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