Computer freaked out after auto updates!! HELP!

Hello,
I REALLY need help. Up until now, I have been running OS 10.1. I recently found my misplaced Jaguar (10.2) discs and installed them on my G3 ibook. The installation went fine, but then I downloaded the automatic updates from apple. Upon restarting, my screen was distorted with vertical lines and strange colouring. I can sort of see things, but it is even difficult to locate the mouse. I tried to reinstall Jaguar, but it told me that I have a newer version of the OS on my hard disk and can't update. PLEASE help, I'm desperate.
Thank you,
Candace

When you booted off the Jaguar disk to try to re-install, did the screen look okay? If so, that is a good sign and we can hope that you have a software problem and not a hardware problem.
One thing that you might try is to reset your PRAM and NVRAM as described in Resetting your Mac's PRAM and NVRAM. These things play a role in the cpu getting connected to various devices, such as the video board, and perhaps something was scrambled.
If that does not work, I suppose that considering a re-install is the way to go. I am not sure why you ran into the problem that you described. I don't have a Jaguar disk, so I cannot check into this. One thing I am wondering is about the options that you have for installing Jaguar. If you have an option to upgrade an existing operating system and you used that, you would have not been allowed to do that. When you did the software updates, your system was evidently upgraded to a newer version of Jaguar than what is on your disk. The installer will not let you install the older software under those circumstances.
I am assuming that you also have a couple of other possibilities for re-installing. One would be an Archive and Install, which would save your account and settings, store your home folder in a Previous System Folder and possibly wipe out 3rd party applications not in your personal space. Or, I suspect there is an option for an erase and install, which would erase everything from your hard drive; i.e., you would lose your data. However, sometimes an erase and install fixes problems that an archive and install cannot fix.
Before you proceed, I encourage you to read the documentation on the Jaguar disk and find out what your options are. Make sure you understand what will happen when you select these options. If you have questions, please post them here and someone will try to help you.

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