how to download new copy of Safari 3?

Thank you, your instructions worked. Unfortunately, the new copy of Safari 3.0.4 that I extracted has exactly the same problem that the previous version did: When I try to open it, I get a message that says, You cannot open the application "Safari 3.0" because it may be damaged or incomplete. Do I need to get rid of my copy of Safari 2.0.4 (I don't want to do) for Safari 3.0.4 to work?

Same message, even after restart. 😟

Should I try reextracting Safari 3 now that Safari 2 is in the trash?

Do I need to delete my Safari Preferences or something like that? (That used to work on the old MacOS's.)

Message was edited by: Robert Grossman

I did as you suggested. The disk was clean when I verified it, so I did no repairs.

Here's another piece of information that I didn't mention earlier: The icon showing for Safari 3 is the generic application icon, not the ship's wheel that I see for Safari 2.0.4 and that I saw for Safari 3 when it was first downloaded (before I went back to Safari 2).

I was referring to the icon that appears in the Finder window.

I downloaded the MacOS 10.4.11 Combo Update for PPC and started it, but it told me my volume did not meet the requirements for the update, and it would not allow me to proceed.

No, I am not having any problems with any programs other than Safari 3. Safari 2 works fine, as do Firefox and Netscape, as does every other program I run (from Apple, Microsoft, and many others). I see no evidence that anything is wrong with my OS.

My own instinct is that after I did the original 10.4.11 Combo Update, then downloaded a fresh copy of Safari 2 and began using it, that Safari 2 altered some files that were essential for Safari 3, so that Safari 3 can't access them anymore. (Although that doesn't explain why I was unable to use Safari 3 after reinstalling it. Perhaps the reinstall failed to alter the files back.) But I am unwilling to trash my Safari files just to get Safari 3 to work, when Safari 2 works fine. The only reason I was wanting Safari 3 was to see we had successfully programmed a workaround for the Safari 3 Javascript bug that prompted me to downgrade to Safari 2 in the first place. I am also extremely hesitant to reinstall the entire OS just to fix this one minor problem.

Unfortunately, I live in a state that has no Apple store.

I am very grateful for all your help, but unless you or someone else can think of some less drastic things to try, I think I will continue to drive this car without repairing the broken rear defroster.

I understand what you are saying, but unless and until I see performance degradation in other programs, I will leave everything alone, and I'll just live without Safari 3. I'll repost if I decide to reinstall the system.

Thanks again for all your help.