Help! Mac Mini has a life of its own!

My mac mini (I have an 2GHz Intel Core 2 Duo running leopard 10.5.5
2GB RAM with 4 USB ports) all of a sudden is shutting down and running commands over and over on the screen. This is the computer my autistic son uses to communicate (he can't write-only type). so I need it up and running quickly...can anyone help?

Boot from the OS installer CD - you put the CD in, start up while holding the"c" key down.
Proceed as if you want to install the Os, until you see the Utilities menu on the top of the screen. Clcik there, then select Disk Utility. In the new window select the hard drive (in the left column), then click on Repair drive.
After that, run Repair Permissions.
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