Can't use Spotlight/Airport from the Mac menu bar...

Hi!
A few days ago my menu bar stopped working like it used to.
Pressing the magnifying glass to access the spotlight quick search only plays the "Funk" sound - i.e. the "not allowed" sound.
Furthermore, sometimes when I try to access the Airport network list from the menu bar, I'm able to see the available networks, but moving the cursor onto the list opens the adjacent setting panel, battery for example.
I've tried restarting the computer - no success...
Thankful for answers, or tips!

This is not a reply. I just want to elaborate on this problem.
My computer freezes occasionally when it is used after being sleep for a while. The spinning ball appears and everything is totally disabled. Nothing on the keyboard works.
The mouse moves, but does not work.
The only solution is to turn the power off and on (losing all data in open applications.)
I kept the System monitor running on the side to find out which program was running when the computer froze. The Monitor as well as all other applications froze, but the data showed:
Firefox 18.4%
Activity Monitor 0.9%
Firefox Plugin 0.2%
This is all the information I have. By the way, I am using iMac with OS 10.6.

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