IMAC FREAKING OUT!!  Finder, iTunes, etc....

I noticed when I got into Safari that every website that uses flash (CNN, ESPN, etc.) was giving me a message at the top of the screen that reads:
"The page “CNN.com - Breaking News, U.S., World, Weather, Entertainment & Video News” attempted to load an Internet plug-in named “Shockwave Flash”, but the plug-in failed to load successfully."
I thought it was a bit wierd so I just rebotted the machine. When it booted back up I notcied that it took a while for the menu bar witht the time to show up. Then I noticed that NONE of my desktop icons where there (HD, files, etc.).
Then I tried to open up Finder and it will not open at all, no message, nothing. I tried iTunes and it says "You cannot use "iTunes" with this version of Mac OS X.
What the heck is going on?! I've tried rebooting several times and nothing has changed. I've searched for software updates but it finds none, even though I'm pretty sure I don't have the latest version of iTunes.
HELP!

In case this is a browser issue, suggest that you also crosspost in the Safari Forums where the Safari knowledgeable users hang out.
Also make sure you are using the latest Shockwave/Flash Player.
See if the following Knowledge Base Article will help:
See Knowlege Base Articles:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=106214 Using Disk Utility and fsck to resolve startup issues or perform disk maintenance

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