10.4.9 making my mac UNUSABLE

I did the auto update this morning. Preaching about the steps that I SHOULD have taken prior to the update is counter-productive. I followed the prompts that Apple gave me.
The first problems I experienced were with Firefox, any page that required a pop-up (such as a comments form) caused an immediate crash of Firefox.
Then Photoshop began crashing anytime I attempted to crop a photo or copy a layer from one file to another.
Upon reboot, FINDER is attempting to launch and closes and relaunches over and over.
I can't get to the Utilites folder. I can't get to my applications. I downloaded the combo pack of the upgrade, but can't mount the disk to run it.
Help!

Jester,
Do you have the 10.4 installation disks that installed 10.4 on your machine?
Was your data backed up prior? We may need to restore the backup if the suggestions don't work, or analyze the system for things which may indicate a directory issue, or may indicate a problem with the drive itself. Therefore it is essential to know what we do have at our disposal before we proceed.

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