Missing finder icons

After modifying a few of the icons in /System/Library/CoreServics/CoreTypes.bundle/Contents/Resources (changing the look of the default folder), I restarted and found most of the icons in finder blank. This includes all default icons and a few Applications (Chess,AppleScript, and iWork '06). I have tried deleting finder.plist, repairing permissions and disk, and running various cleanup options in OnyX and nothing has worked.

I now believe that the modifications are not the cause of the problem for two reasons:
1. I have made these modifications before without any problems. Actually its quite nice if you don't like the look of the default folder. Just find (or make) a .icns file and name it the same as the one you want to replace in the previously mentioned location and restart your computer to get a different folder look.
2. After digging around some more I have discovered that not repairing permissions before running software updates may cause them to partially install and cause problems. I did run software update around the same time I made the modifications. Also, when I did repair permissions I remember it listing the previously mentioned location as needing repairing. I am running Software Update again, hope it will fix the problem .

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