Preferences window doesn't display

When I try to access the preferences window in Mail through the menu (File-Preferences) or through the keyboard shortcut (,), the preferences window doesn't appear. When I use the keyboard shortcut the Mail menu file turns blue but nothing happens. I've tried resetting my Mail preferences by moving the com.apple.mail.plist file to the desktop and restarting my computer, but it didn't resolve the problem. I'm running 10.4.6. and I've only noticed this problem in the last few weeks, so I don't know if it's a problem associated with updating my version of Tiger or if it's something completely unrelated. Any help with this problem would be greatly appreciated.
iBook G4 Mac OS X (10.4.6)

CiaBrew,
The next step would be to download and reinstall both the Mac OS X 10.4.6 Combo for PPC, and Security Update 2006-003 Mac OS X 10.4.6 Client (PPC).
;~)

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