Sorry to beat a dead horse, iChat quits upon startup

I've read a few threads talking about reinstalling iChat with Tiger but haven't seen any clear instructions regarding Leopard. I have the same problems as others with iChat quitting upon opening it up. My G5 is currently using 10.5.2 and iChat is 4.0. If anyone has clear instructions on how to solve this problem I would greatly appreciate guidance/suggestions. I apologize in advance if this has been addressed in the past and I missed seeing the fixes.

Here is the software overview
System Version: Mac OS X 10.5.2 (9C7010)
Kernel Version: Darwin 9.2.2
Boot Volume: James HD
Boot Mode: Normal
To confirm the version of iChat I am using I went to System Profilier> Software> Applications> iChat. This is what I found:
iChat:
Version: 4.0
Last Modified: 2/6/08 10:14 AM
Kind: Universal
Get Info String: 4.0, Copyright © 2002-2007 Apple Inc. All rights reserved. The Running Man logo is a trademark of America Online, Inc.
Location: /Applications/iChat.app
Then I went to your link for the update, downloaded it then got a warning stating "HD does not meet minimum requirements"
I do not believe I have updated Time Machine or Airport. These are the current versions I am using. Again all info found in system profiler
Time Machine:
Version: 1.0
Last Modified: 2/15/08 4:46 PM
Kind: Universal
Location: /Applications/Time Machine.app
AirPort Base Station Agent:
Version: 1.5
Last Modified: 3/14/08 4:59 PM
Kind: Universal
Location: /System/Library/CoreServices/AirPort Base Station Agent.app
Thanks for the help. Hopefully this adds a few more clues to the problem.

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Quote from: exidous on 29-February-08, 19:03:18
I would probably consider not being able to turn the TLB errata fix off a problem. Going from the original BIOS (v1.0 I think) to 1.3 lowered my computers performance by about 10%ish. This includes FPS in games and all 3DMark scores.
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I did ask MSI about the posibility to disable TLB fix in BIOS and this what they answered:
Quote
Dear Sir/Madam,
Thanks for contacting MSI Technical Support.
We will make a specifal Customer BIOS version for you.In this BIOS you can Enable and Disable the TLB errata fix(Add this Option for you).Please wait some days.If we complete it and we will contact you ASAP.
Best wishes
MSI Technical Support Team
And today they sent:
Quote
Please download the Customer BIOS version(A7376ACI.101 which add the item of TLB) from MSI User FTP.
Here is the link:
ftp://ftp.msi.com.tw/BIOS/7376/

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