Wierd system preferences after 10.4.7 update

So i ran the 10.4.7 update right after the update my speech and universal icons disappeared in the system preferences window. Dunno whats going on. Is there a way to get them back I dont want to have to reinstall os x
MacBook   Mac OS X (10.4.6)  

I read a post an hour ago that apple re-released the newer updater 10.4.7 for intel that fix a couple issue related to that particular updater.
Try to re-update, download the latest updater (it should be on the apple sites by now), and re-updater, and hope it will fix the problem.
Good Luck.

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