Mail program wont open

Hi all
I have recently reinstalled OSX 10.4.7 after a HD crash and found that although everything is as it was before....the Mail program crashes upon opening. Every 3rd attempt at opening, it takes me through the POP/SMTP setup, but then crashes when it gets to the end. The next 2-3 times it crashes a few seconds after clicking on the icon.
I am a bit bamboozled to be honest??? In the old days of OS 8 and 9 this sort of think often pointed to memory problems...but whole system is running perfectly otherwise (and has 1GB of RAM installed).
Is it possible to reinstall just the Mail application?? I dont wanna have to transfer to a different application (like Outlook etc..) as the Apple Mail is pretty good/easy to use.
Any advice would be appreciated...
Thanks
Steve
PowerMac G5 Mac OS X (10.4.7)
PowerMac G5 Mac OS X (10.4.7)

CX9, your problem isn't really the same, so it should be no surprise that what you've tried so far didn't work.
Verify/repair your disk first (not just permissions), as described here:
The Repair functions of Disk Utility: what's it all about?
After having fixed all filesystem issues, if any, reinstall the Mail application as described here:
Custom installs in Mac OS X 10.4
If the version of the system software on your installation disks is earlier than what you're using now (and only in that case), then you must also reinstall the corresponding Combo Update afterwards, to bring the Mail application back in sync with the rest of the system:
Mac OS X 10.4.7 Combo Update for PPC
Mac OS X 10.4.7 Combo Update for Intel
You may also want to read the following articles for guidelines on how to properly install system updates:
Troubleshooting installation and software updates
Installing software updates
Basically, you should verify/repair the startup disk before installing the update, and no applications should be running while installing it.
If you continue experiencing problems after doing all the above, please start a new topic describing them, unless you really believe your problem is the same as the one being discussed in this thread.

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