Missing Mail Preferences

Mail 2.0.7 When I select Mail Preferences I have 3 tabs - Account Information/Mailbox Behaviors/Advanced.
My wife is on OS 10.3.9 with Mail 1.3.11 Her Mail Preferences has 8 buttons
General/Accounts/Junk Mail/Fonts & Colors/Viewing/Composing/Signatures/Rules
I've trashed the preference folder but no change.
Any suggestions would be appreciated.
Power Mac G5   Mac OS X (10.4.5)  

You have the preferences toolbar closed on Accounts.
Go to Mail > Preferences and at the top right of the Preferences window is a clear pill shaped button.
Selecting this button opens/closes the complete Preferences toolbar.

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