No Private Browsing Menu

Hi there,
I have just upgraded to OS 10.4.7 with Safari version 2.0.4 (419.3) and am still playing around with this version of OS. So far, I have encountered to problems with Safari.
1. There is no “private browsing” option under the “Safari” menu.
2. I cannot customize the Address Bar. All the options (under the View menu) are blanked out.
Any suggestion? Thanks.
SIYW
G5 Mac OS X (10.4.7)

SIYW,
Welcome to Apple Discussions.
Quit Safari, find the com.apple.Safari.plist file in
your Macintosh
HD/Users/yourusername/Library/Preferences Folder,
drag it to the Desktop, log out/in or restart, and
check for functionality.
If that is unsuccessful, I would recommend that you
download and reapply the Mac OS X Update 10.4.7 Combo
PPC.
;~)
Thank you for the help. Unfortunately, none of the suggestions worked. Since I had a full backup before upgrading to 10.4, I decided to reinstall the OS. The second time with a clean installation. That solved the problem. Thanks again.
SIYW
G5 Mac OS X (10.4.7)

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