Lost some applications after deleting System Preferences

My friend, REALLY, inadvertently deleted his system preferences ... he managed to retrieve most functionality by copying the 'Previous Systems' folder contents into a new S prefs folder ... in the process of doing this he has lost at least two applications ... Preview and Photo Booth ... does anybody know if it is possible to solve this problem without doing a clean installation?
Thanks
Duncan

Hi Duncan, it appears to be time for a relatively painless Archive & Install, which gives you a new/old OS, but can preserve all your files, pics, music, settings, etc., as long as you have plenty of free disk space and no Disk corruption, and is relatively quick & painless...
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=107120
Just be sure to select Preserve Users & Settings.
The other possibility is to Get Pacifist...
http://www.charlessoft.com/
then extract what you need from your Install Disk.

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