I ran Software Update but didn't accept anything.

But suddenly apps left and right are telling me there
are new preferences to update with, will I accept.

I tried "yes" on Safari, and it lost my "Block Pop-Up"
setting, set my blank home page to Apple, and there's
one Safari prefs pane in there that keeps asking to install new
prefs and I have to hold down the return key to close
that pop-up window repeatedly while I take the mouse
and click on the next pane. The bookmarks pane.

Sheesh.

Hi Tony,

You didn't get the new preferences from Software Update.  That doesn't
update preferences w/o installing an application.

I know the message you are referring to.  I got it once for an
application of mine.  I'm wracking my brain, but for the life of me
can't remember why/how that message came up.  

At the time, I remember being intrigued by it and did a Google search
with the text of that message.  It took me pretty directly to an
explanation.  I believe it was related to my Tiger upgrade.  Do you
have the exact text of one of the messages?

Spencer

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Spencer L. Swift <swift@sgi.com> wrote:
>   
>   Hi Tony,
>   
>   You didn't get the new preferences from Software Update.  That doesn't
>   update preferences w/o installing an application.
>   
>   I know the message you are referring to.  I got it once for an
>   application of mine.  I'm wracking my brain, but for the life of me
>   can't remember why/how that message came up.  
>   
>   At the time, I remember being intrigued by it and did a Google search
>   with the text of that message.  It took me pretty directly to an
>   explanation.  I believe it was related to my Tiger upgrade.  Do you
>   have the exact text of one of the messages?

I've been plagued with messages, but not after I upgraded to Tiger.
But that doesn't stop it from being Tiger. ;-)

I have performed what is supposedly a confirmed solution:

Delete ~/Library/Syndication/Database3

Thanks Spencer.