Mail won't open. Mail [268:903] Unable to open nib file: MailViewer Exiting

I don't know much about mac's, when I click on mail on the desktop or in the folder, the icon starts to balloon and then quits. I got the above error message opening it with Terminal. I followed intructions I saw browsing the forum for removing the mail program, and reinstalling it from the CD. But I get the message that I already have mail installed. I must have missed something. P.S. I think it got corrupted when my wife turned off the computer in the middle of an update, this is her laptop. Thanks Snow Leopard 10.6.8 Mail Version 4.7

This did not solve my question, sorry

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