Can't get past setup assistant

Imac running OSX 10.5 froze while intalling updates. Turned off, when restarted it took me to the setup assistant and won't let me past it now. Whenever I log in, just goes back to setup. From that screen, can't do anything at all, whether restart, shutdown, system preferences, etc.
Mac shows correct user name and accepts password, but other than that.....nothing!

Will anything here help?
_http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=306998_
Joe

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