Emac taking 1/2 hour to load, then system just freezes

Very recently, over the past couple of days, when I switch my eMac on it takes a good 20-30mins to load up. Then, when you try and open any application, eg. Safari, it just freezes and nothing works. You have to take the power cord out to turn the thing off. Does anyone have any ideas? Could it have some sort of virus as I was not aware of many viruses out there for Apple?
Any help is much appreciated as I was about to backup my music on iTunes this week and I think I now may struggle and lose all my music? (I know, stupid me and my fault :o) )
Many thanks,

Pulling the power cord on a running Mac will most likely damage the disk directory; a damaged directory could cause the symptoms you describe in the first place. It's marginally better to force a shutdown by pressing and holding the power button for about 5 seconds until the display turns off. Use your OS X Install disc to boot the computer and run Repair Disk, as described in Using Disk Utility and fsck, and take note of any errors reported. If Repair Disk reports making repairs, re-run it until it gives a clean bill of health or reports being unable to make repairs. DiskWarrior can often repair directory errors that Repair Disk cannot.
Do you recall how much free space is on the hard drive? If the drive is nearly full, the Mac may not start at all or may perform erratically. You might in such a case be able to Start Up in Safe Mode and manually clear enough unneeded files to free up 5 GB or so of free space on the hard drive. Whatsize can help you find large unneeded files, such as old .dmg disk images from installers you've already run. Since your profile shows OS X 10.3.x, you may also want to refer to Free Space Disappears.

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If u haven't resolved this issue yet, I just did.
What I did:
1. Toggle the hold switch (turn it on and off)
2. Reset to 'Disk Mode'
by pressing the 'Play' and center buttons
simultaneously
(it may take a couple of trials to get it right)
3. Update iPod with latest iTunes in Disk mode.
4. Incase the 'Can't find firmware' error msg is displayed,
follow the instructions in the link given below:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=304309
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I have been using iMovie 08 for about 9 months. I have an iMac 2.4GHZ Intel with 3 GB of SDRAM running OS X 10.5.5 and more than 90 GB free space on my hardrive.
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Those QuickTime items seem Kosher enough..
Well, if you don't want to do an update, here are a few more ideas:
You say that you don't have any other accounts. Try making a new one - in System Preferences>Accounts, and then click on the little + sign at the bottom of the left-hand column. If you're creating a password for this new account, I suggest writing it down!
Then log out of your normal account (..under the apple symbol at top-left of the screen..) and log into the new account.
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Welcome to Apple Support Communities.
If your profile info is up to date, you probably have a 2006 or 2007 MacBook with a CoreDuo or Core2Duo.
It probably came with 512MB or 1GB RAM memory and a 60, 80, or 120GB hard drive.
You're still running OS X Tiger, 10.4.
Your DVD drive may be dirty or wearing out.
For specifics about your computer, click on the  Apple Logo in the menu bar, then About This Mac, and More Info... to find details.)
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Adding more RAM memory. Upgrade to 2Gb to give your programs a bit of 'breathing room', especially if you are running more than one program at a time.
Erasing the hard drive and reinstalling the current operating system and programs from scratch. This erases all your existing programs and data. Unless you have backups and program discs, you lose everything currently stored on it.
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