Finder flicks on&off opens/quits continuously

hi,
i've got a g4 12" powerbook running tiger. i was in mail and i was trying to copy over two .doc attachments from an email, just by dragging and dropping them on to the desktop. mail seemed to crash, then my harddrive icon on the desktop dissappeared. so i restarted.
when os x restared finder seems to turn on then off, flicks on and off - if you see what i mean. i lose the top menu for a second then it comes back for a second. i can still run applications from the dock, but they seem to flick between finder, which inturn flicks on and off.
my harddrive icon never reappeared after restarting!
what's going on, and how can i fix this?!?!

Good idea to backup your data as frequently as possible, so that in case this happens again, you have the option to restore from backup if the methods of troubleshooting don't solve your problem.
http://www.macmaps.com/backup.html
Disclaimer: Reference to links I make to my Macmaps.com website are a for your information only type reference. I do not get any profit from this page, and it is open to the public.

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