Safari and Software Update break - at the same time

a 2.4Ghz MBP with 10.5.6, Firefox loads web pages fine but Software Update and Safari never run, under any circumstance, even on fresh accounts on the machine.
Tried:
a. reinstalling Safari from the retail Leopard DVD
b. DU run permissions and verify disk
c. drag copy a running Safari app from a known similiar working Mac laptop
d. delete every Safari related folder on the affected account
Im installing this from an image I made on a MBP of similiar vintage, imaged with the Apple retail Leopard DVD
Any ideas why Safari wont repair ?

HI Chris,
For Software Update, try deleting this file. com.apple.softwareupdate.plist
/Users/YourName/Library/Preferences. Drag that file from the Preferences folder to the Trash, empty the Trash and restart your Mac. Go to the Apple Men/Software Update... and see if it works as it should.
For Safari, try deleting this file. com.apple.safari.plist Same path as before. If that doesn't help...
If your Software Update is working now, try downloading and installing the 10.5.6 combo update, even though you are running 10.5.6 already. http://support.apple.com/downloads/MacOS_X_10-5-6_ComboUpdate
*"It includes general operating system fixes that enhance the stability, compatibility and security of your Mac."*
Run Disk Utility and repair disk permissions after the update.
If you still can't use Software Update ...
Perhaps an Archive an Install is needed.
To reinstall Mac OS X:
Insert the Mac OS X Install Disc and double-click the Install Mac OS X icon.
Follow the onscreen instructions. In the pane where you select the destination disk, select your current Mac OS X disk (in most cases, it will be the only one available).
Click Options. *If you want to save your existing files, users, and network settings, select “Archive and Install,” and then select “Preserve Users and Network Settings.”* If you want to erase everything on your computer and reinstall Mac OS X, select “Erase and Install.” You can’t recover erased data.
Click Continue.
Click Customize to select which parts of Mac OS X you’d like to install, or click Install to perform a basic installation (recommended).
Note. You can only reinstall Mac OS applications from the machine specific disk(s) that came with the iMac.
Carolyn

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