Installed Safari 4 beta, now start up is stuck at blue screen with pinwheel

I reset PRAM and did fsck.
I don't have the original install disks to do any disk utility or even archive and install. Is there a way to get a copy of an install disk that will work? I was working with Tiger before, can I just go buy Leopard and do an archive and install or do I need the original one? Any help?
O yea, I can't do safe mode because I've been pressing shift when it starts and it doesn't change anything. Is there any other way to boot into safe mode, like doing it from the command line or something?
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You can try the methods described in this article
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1417
Your profile says iMac G5, so you should be able to run Leopard. You do not have to install the original system first. An +Archive and Install+ is a good way to do the upgrade from Tiger to Leopard. However, if the volume has a disk directory (or other data corruption) error, you should resolve it before doing a major upgrade (or anything where a lot of new files are written to the volume).
If you contact Apple, you may be able to get a replacement disc for the one that came with your iMac model.
Do you have an external drive to which you can back up your current startup volume? It may have a startup problem, but it is probably still accessible, if you start up from another system on another volume.

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