Folder not opening

Hello all,
I'm having trouble opening some folders that are inside a folder I named "home". Whenever I try to open any of these folders, the current window disappears and the top menu bar blinks. Sometimes even my real home folder opens for no reason right after.
This worried me when it started to happen to other folders within this "home" folder, and to my "home" folder.
I have restarted my computer, used disk utility to repair disk permissions, and i ran the tech tool program that came with my computer and no success. I found a similar problem on this discussion board, but there was no real solution.
Any suggestions?
MacBook Mac OS X (10.4.9)
MacBook Mac OS X (10.4.9)

OK
So, here is what I did. Since I was able to open my files (i.e. that were inside the faulty folders) with a program, I decided to try extracting my files with a program. Thank you whoever for Automator. I used Automator to extract the files and place them in a new folder. IT WORKED!!!
I then promptly deleted those nasty folders and I renamed all my files (yes, with Automator again). The problem seems to have disappeared, but if it does come back, you will be sure to find me here.
Thanks everyone. Great help forums.
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