After burning a DVD, Spotlight hangs when I press the shortcut keys

Earlier today I burnt a DVD but, after I quit iDVD, Spotlight ceased working and I had to restart my PB to get it to work again. Can anyone figure out what may be the problem?
Thanks in advance,
Anthony
Powerbook G4 15.4in, 1.5GHz, 512MB RAM, Superdrive   Mac OS X (10.4.8)  

Welcome Anthony:
Spotlight sometimes mysteriously disappears and it seems to be more common since the OS X 10.4.8 update.
Re-booting is the easiest way to make it come back to life.
It may never happen to you again, but you might want to check out this site to give you more information...
OSXDaily
:)Sue

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