10.4.6=EVIL!

This is the only OS X update I've ever had since Jaguar which rendered my Mac completely useless.
The machine:
Original Dual 2GHz G5, 1.5 GB RAM, 250 GB HD, Radeon 9800 SE (256 MB), running Mac OS X 10.4.6
The symptoms:
Several days after I updated to 10.4.6 (which apparently proceeded without errors):
1) Boot up hangs at blue screen for at least 5 minutes...consistently (tried 5+ boots).
2) Random freezes. The mouse will move, but windows won't move and everything (menus, launchers, etc). is absolutely frozen for a few minutes before un-freezing. No beach ball on the mouse cursor, no audible activity from the HD or fans.
3) Above can also be induced by trying command-tab application switching. Nothing shows up on the screen when pressed, and the above freezing occurs.
4) Generally poor performance when not "frozen"
I haven't installed anything or made any system changes since installing 10.4.6, and like I said, it worked fine for a few days, then it just completely froze and I had to reboot, and the listed problems ensued consistently.
I've seen others with similar symptoms - anyone have any solutions short of re-installation? Re-installation is a Windows-esque solution, and IMO should never be brought up here. If it becomes a more common recommendation on these forums, it's time to jump the Apple ship.
EDIT: Also found that the spotlight shortcut (command-space) freezes the system as described above, as does clicking the spotlight icon in the menu bar.

Hello Jake,
May I suggest a good practice - when you install OS-X and all your apps and are happy you have a properly configured & well running system, make a backup of your boot HD and save it to another hard drive, preferably an external one for the added safety of your backup.
Once you have the backup disk image (dmg), it only takes about 20 minutes unattended to do a full restore of your system exactly as it was at the time you made the backup. No installing from scratch required. This has been a lifesaver to me when some update or other didn't go right. (Of course, you would also need to regularly back up any data you store on the boot HD - that too is a good practice and if you ever do actually restore this way, the entire HD would be overwritten.)
You will need a bootable external FW drive or another Mac in order to do this. But you can make the backup with Apple's Disk Utility or any number of good backup programs. I am partial to Mike Bombich's NetRestore and have used it on hundreds of machines over the years. Works like a charm.
I don't find anything Windows-esque about OS-X. That's one of the biggest reasons I made the switch a few years ago.

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Christian
Welcome to Apple Discussions!!
This bug is well known, and a nuisance!
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Oh, I see Malcolm beat me to it!
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