Unfortunate app killed by 10.4.9 :(

One of my most beloved integrated OS X elements is the Dictionary and its Ctrl-Cmd-D shortcut. It's one of those things that you start missing only when you're using a non-Tiger system for work. It's one of the bulletpoints for usability for when I'm showing my computer to potential switchers. And now recently the 10.4.9 update got released. I was quick to install it, but I may not have taken the precations needed for important upgrades like this. Upon restart I have noticed a few things wrong with my system:
- The system volume is way too loud. Even on one bar, it's equal to what was about seven before the update. Discussed here. Since it seems that it's solely up to Apple to fix this easily, I decided to try to live by it.
- The system feels a bit more sluggish than before. Basically, it's more louder than slower, for me, since I have recently bought a good amount of RAM.
- No optical disc would mount at all. DiscImageMounter and Toast worked fine at mounting, but any CD or DVD inserted would stop spinning soon after starting. Later, I re-installed the update (combo, this time) and this problem was fixed.
- And this is the heartbreaker: Dictionary.app, the keyboard command, and its Widget stopped working. The keyboard shortcut could not launch at all, and the widget and app acted as if all words entered were non-existent. One suspicious thing about the application was a yellow warning symbol that stood next to the search field. (I'm guessing that since it exists, someone must know a cure)
As I said, I used the combo updater and some issues were fixed. At first, I thought they all were, since the dictionary was the first thing I tested. It did work, along with the pane and the widget. I went on surfing happily, but the next time I tested it out, it was broken again... This seems to tell me that it's obviously the fault of the buggy update, which I wish isn't the last version of Tiger.
Having read this long story, is there anyone out there who can help me, and possibly others with this problem, out?
Thanks
P.S. I have posted a screenshot here at my site
iMac 17" CD Mac OS X (10.4.9)

Problems arising right after installing a system update are usually the result of some filesystem corruption that should have been fixed first, or not having installed the update properly (e.g. applications running while installing it), or having ignored Apple’s “Important: Please read before installing” warnings, etc.
Verify/repair the startup disk (not just permissions), as described here:
The Repair functions of Disk Utility: what's it all about?
After having fixed all filesystem issues, if any, reinstall the update using the combo installer:
About the Mac OS X 10.4.9 Combo Update
Mac OS X 10.4.9 Combo Update for PowerPC
Mac OS X 10.4.9 Combo Update for Intel
After installing the Combo Update, the computer may restart twice and the first restart may take several minutes. This is normal.
Take a look at the following articles for guidelines on how to properly install system updates:
Troubleshooting installation and software updates
Installing software updates
If the problem persists, try doing some cache cleaning in case the problem is caused by some kind of cache corruption. Read the following article for general troubleshooting and cache-cleaning procedures:
Resolving Disk, Permission, and Cache Corruption
In addition to the utilities mentioned there for cache cleaning, you may also consider OnyX or Cache Out X, which are free.

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