.prefpane files not working. opens finder window instead of time/date

I just recently acquired a quick silver g4 with 10.2 OS X... after running much needed updates, My computer had lost file associations. For instance, I tried to put in a key for quicktime but when i clicked on preferences a finder window popped up instead of what i needed... then when i wanted to adjust my clock the same thing happened. Also there is a red circle that looks like an error when i look at the thumbnail icon for my desktop when im in the finder window. Is this an easy fix? PLEASE HELP!
G5 Dual 2.3 w/ 4.5 gb RAM, G5 Dual 2gig w/ 4.5 gb of RAM, G4 Dual 1.25 w/ 1.5 gb Mac OS X (10.4.5)

Also have this problem. We also used to point our java app shortcuts to the system32 or syswow64, but with Java 8 this is no longer an option. Updating shortcuts every time there is a new java version is unrealistic. Similar to Jeff, the symlinks in the ProgramData folder don't seem to work.

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