Admin can't login (10.4.7) after crash but other users can

Had a bad crash where I just could not quit an application or relaunch Finder so I restarted the machine (think this might have been the first time I restarted since 10.4.7 was downloaded).
When the system started back up I entered my (admin) password and it looked as though everything was Ok but then got the login screen again. Same thing happened.
My son tried logging in with his account and it worked fine but as soon as I tried, just the log in screen came up again. Tried resetting the password but no joy.
I have restarted from install disc, done a Verify Permissions and they were all over the place. After 3 times of running repair permissions it seemed OK. tried to Repair Disk but it checked OK and was not necessary. Verify Permissions seemed OK so restarted but exactly the same thing. My son can log in OK (I am using his account now) but I cannot.
Anybody any ideas please?

My guess is a corrupted preference - maybe Finder preferences. In my opinion you have 2 options here:
1) Create a new admin account. You should be able to do this from your son's account simply by opening the "Accounts" section of System Prefences and authenticating as the admin. Login as the new admin. If that works, move/copy documents from the "old" admin account to the new one (easier said than done...), then delete the old admin account.
2) Try removing the Finder preferences file. There are several ways to do this. First, you should try booting in "safe" mode. To do that, first shutdown the Mac (power it off). Turn it on again, and immediately hold the shift key. Keep holding it until you see the login screen. At this point, try logging in as admin. If it works try moving the file Library/Preferences/com.apple.finder.plist to the trash. Reboot and see if that helps.
If that doesn't work, I would try as follows:
login to son's account
open Terminal. This is in Applications/Utilities
switch to the admin account by entering "su - admin" (substituting the short name of the admin account for "admin")
Change directory to the preferences with "cd Library/Preferences"
Rename the Finder preferences file with "mv com.apple.finder.plist com.apple.finder.plist.old"
"exit"
Logout of son's account and try logging in as the admin
G5 Tower Mac OS X (10.4.2)

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