Safari Installer Does Not Recognize Mac OSX After 10.5.5 Update

I have been trying to reinstall Safari on my Mac, and after downloading the installer it says that my hard drives does not contain OSX and cannot be installed. This is after I did the OSX 10.5.5 update. I know I can reinstall from the OS disc but it is a hassle really.

Hello,
Sounds like your Software Updater is confused. Locate this file: com.apple.softwareupdate.plist
/Users/YourName/Library/Preferences. Drag that file from the Preferences folder to the Trash, empty the Trash and reboot. Try Software Update now.
Also, whenever you do an update like 10.5.4 to 10.5.5... run Disk Utility to Repair Disk Permissions BEFORE and AFTER the update. That can fix a myriad of problems with any updates.
Disk Utility is in your Applications/Utilities folder. Launch DU, select the FirstAid tab, then click Repair Disk Permissions. Takes about a minute to run depending on the size of the drive. When it's finished, Quit Disk Utility from the Menu Bar. That's all there is to it.
Carolyn

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