>
>> Applescript 2.01? Am I missing something? Applescript in Mac OS X 
>> 10..4.7 is
>> vers 1.10.7 and Script Editor is a 2.1.1 (81). Maybe that's what you 
>> were
>> looking for? The easiest way to get a copy is open your lastest 
>> install disk
>> and use Pacifist to extract it. Then, reapply the latest COMBO update 
>> to ensure
>> you have the latest.
>
> I'm running 10.3.9 (Don't get me started on our budget...).  Will 
> 2.1.1 work here?
>
> And yes, I repaired permissions first thing.
> -- 

Bill,

It may sound like a silly question, but have you tossed out the script 
editor preferences in your library/preferences folder?

I had a similar sort of issue a couple of months back and I tried 
everything hat you seem to have tried, short of reinstalling as I 
almost refuse to go there. I ended up tossing out the preferences a 
couple of times, along with repairing permissions and I managed to fix 
the issue. I believe I tossed the Finder Pref's as well hoping it may 
have been some link between the two apps that was causing the issues.

I can't say exactly what order was the magic bullet, but I did manage 
to get it back without the reinstall.

Lloyd