Trouble with iLife after OS X reinstall

I am having a hard time understanding what I am doing wrong.
Last week my system would shut down on restart. I did all I could to get it to work but it would only start in safe mode. After some phone assistance from SOS-Apple. I reinstalled Tiger. I saved my previous applications to the "Prior system" folder and the reinstall helped. I then attempted to merge all my applications back to the new OS but it seems I did something wrong. The iLife applications would not work properly. No iPhoto, iWeb, iDVD, Garageband, nothing!
I kept getting the following message "To restore the missing files, use the iLife installer to reinstall iLife". It did this over and over even after trying to reinstall. Nothing! I uninstalled all the iLife applications, restarted the system, reinstalled and STILL nothing.
Does anyone have any ideas?

Welcome to the Apple Discussions. Before trying to reinstall the iLife applications check in the HD/Library/Receipts folder for any receipts for any of the iLife applications and delete them. Also check in the User/Library/Preferences folder for any iLife application preferences. They would take the form com.apple.iPhoto.plist. If there are any delete them along with the iLife applications and then try again.
TIP: For insurance against the iPhoto database corruption that many users have experienced I recommend making a backup copy of the Library6.iPhoto database file and keep it current. If problems crop up where iPhoto suddenly can't see any photos or thinks there are no photos in the library, replacing the working Library6.iPhoto file with the backup will often get the library back. By keeping it current I mean backup after each import and/or any serious editing or work on books, slideshows, calendars, cards, etc. That insures that if a problem pops up and you do need to replace the database file, you'll retain all those efforts. It doesn't take long to make the backup and it's good insurance.
I've created an Automator workflow application (requires Tiger), iPhoto dB File Backup, that will copy the selected Library6.iPhoto file from your iPhoto Library folder to the Pictures folder, replacing any previous version of it. It's compatible with iPhoto 08 libraries and Leopard. iPhoto does not have to be closed to run the application, just idle. You can download it at Toad's Cellar. Be sure to read the Read Me pdf file.

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