10.4.7 and Safari lock ups - Any ideas please?

Hi all,
I installed the 10.4.7, iTunes and Quicktime updates and have found Safari to be freezing (not responding) on random sites. I did get an odd message on the first attempt of downloading, which I have never seen before - 'Download timed out' - I redownloaded them and they installed without any other problems. I have run the permissions and emptied caches via Onyx Automation and manually cleaned the Safari cache. I haven't noticed any other abnormalities in the system other than Safari regularly not responding, although, I have not used many other apps since the upgrade. I'm currently using Firefox, which running like it should. This is the first time I have experienced any glitches with updates since the Java fiasco in 10.3.9.
Any input and advice is most welcome and will be greatly appreciated. My next step is to reset Safari.
Any other ideas please?
Thanks in advance.
SR

Silly rabbit, create a new account, name it "test" and see how your apps work in that User acct? (That will tell if your problem is systemwide or limited to your User acct.) This account is just for test, do nothing further with it.
Open System Preferences >> Accounts >> "+" make it an admin account.
Let us know and we'll troubleshoot this further.
EDIT: Never mind, I hadn't seen Sherry already suggested that.
-mj
[email protected]
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