Safari's Gone "Poof"

After downloading the new Safari Beta 3, my Safari app is now simply gone! No Safari at all, 3 or otherwise. Looking in Spotlight, there are some items related to Safari still intact, but the application itself is no where to be found. I did repair permissions before and after the download. I know Safari 2.0 was part of Tiger. How can I download Safari 2.0 from the Tiger DVD? Has anyone else had this problem? As always, thanks for your help.

Hello Howard:
First, please abandon trying to use the Beta Safari 3. There is a special forum that is lit up with problems. IMHO, Apple should never have released Beta software to the general public, but that is another issue.
You can retrieve Safari from your software install DVD using a program called "Pacifist."
If it were me, however, I would run an archive and install (after backing up, of course):
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=107120
In that way, you will have a fresh copy of OS X (which will have to be updated, of course) while preserving your files, folders, and programs. A&I creates a large "previous system" folder which may be safely trashed after things are running well. This folder is not bootable.
If you do not do so, a very good practice is to back up making bootable clones on an external HD. I use SuperDuper ( $28 at www.shirt-pocket.com).
Barry

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