Duplicate names in Apple drop down....

Hi,
I was just wondering if someone can help me. I have a mac running Tiger here at the school and when you go to the Apple drop down menu, there are duplicate options, logout, restart, etc. Can anyone suggest how to fix this. Thanks in advance.

Turn off VoiceOver in System Preferences - Universal Access - VoiceOver.
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