I'm sorry for posting this in these forums but I thought that it may fit in because only a few apps don't work and maybe some ultra productive person would want to help out. When Mac OS 10.4.10 came out I ran the software update, but at the same time I was uninstalling the beta of safari. This looks like it turned out to be a bad plan because a large portion of my apps no longer launch, they bounce once then stop. here is a list of all the apps that don't work anymore:
safari
shiira
skype
quicksilver
pathfinder
ichat
delicious library
itunes
mail.app
and most other applications that use the internet.

however opera, firefox, camino, flock, and netscape navigator still work.
if anyone could tell me what may have gone wrong in the update and how i can fix it that would be great.