Big problem! Can someone help me?

I was using software update yesterday, and the computer crashed during installation of the update. I started the computer again, and since then, nothing is mounting to the desktop, and the finder won't open. The dock is still there, and most apps still seem to be working... Safari, iPhoto, etc. No external hard drives will mount, so I don't have any way to back up my photos, or anything else on the computer. I had just bought an external firewire drive to use with Time Machine, but hadn't gotten it set up yet, so nothing is backed up... (read: I'm an idiot). I can't access the Mac HD either.
Is there a repair utility for the desktop and/or finder?
I can view my photos, but the computer says nothing that can burn a disk is attached... including the internal combo drive. Is there some other way to get the data off of the computer so I can re-install Leopard? Shared folder? Terminal mode?
Any help would be REALLY appreciated. All my kid's pics are on here, as well as my iTunes library, contacts, and about a gazillion documents I want to keep.
Thanks!
Stephen
This is on an iMac G5 running Leopard by the way.

Lack of access to devices sounds like a permissions issue. You don't state what updates were applying when it crashed. Major update (10.5.2) or smaller ones? If it was 10.5.2, then get online with Safari and download the combo updater and reapply it (you stated Safari was still working).
You could also try booting to your Leopard disk and running Disk util from there. Repair permissions and the disk if you are able to. If that fails you can force a repair from single user mode, though Apple do not recommend this.
Try the above and post an update if you still need more help. None of the above should effect data on the machine. As with any update or repair operation though, you may experience issues.

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this is the story so far.
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