Mail just hangs

Hi.
When I try to open mail it just 'hangs' - I get the busy symbol. It was alright when I first bought the machine about 3 months ago but since I've done a few software updates it's now gone wrong.
Eventually, the in box sometimes opens, other times it just hangs and I have to force a quit.
I put system disk 1 in to try and re-install Mail but I can't find it amongst the bundled software. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Terry,
Welcome to the Discussions.
It is not often that reinstalling anything is required, or even useful.
What type of account are you using -- POP, IMAP or .mac?
What version of 10.4 are you using. Can you open Mail, and click on Mail in the Menubar, and choose About Mail? If so, what version of Mail is reported. Open the Applications folder, and with Get Info, report the version of Mail observed.
More info, please.
Ernie

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