Help, please... all OS-related options/programs don't work anymore

Hi all,
the OS-related options are no longer available on my Mac. I cannot start TextEdit, nor can I open the system preferences, the help system or Safari. And it does not shut down. But I can use Quark and Acrobat as usual and create print files etc. Would you know any possibility of how to revive the OS commands? I don't know if there is a connection, but while I was working on very large files I often received the message that the startup volume was nearly full. But I could not believe it because there were 200 or 300 MB still available, and just kept on working. (Now I know that the system needs about 1-2 GB of free space...)
Thanks for your help!
iMac Mac OS X (10.3.9)
iMac Mac OS X (10.3.9)

Do this:
Extended Hard Drive Preparation
1. Boot from your OS X Installer Disk. After the installer loads select your language and click on the Continue button. Then select Disk Utility from the Installer menu (Utilities menu for Tiger.)
2. After DU loads select your hard drive (this is the entry with the mfgr.'s ID and size) from the left side list. Note the SMART status of the drive in DU's status area. If it does not say "Verified" then the drive is failing or has failed and will need replacing. Otherwise, click on the Partition tab in the DU main window.
3. Set the number of partitions from the dropdown menu (use 1 partition unless you wish to make more.) Set the format type to Mac OS Extended (Journaled, if supported.) Click on the Partition button and wait until the volume(s) mount on the Desktop.
4. Select the volume you just created (this is the sub-entry under the drive entry) from the left side list. Click on the Erase tab in the DU main window.
5. Set the format type to Mac OS Extended (Journaled, if supported.) Click on the Options button, check the button for Zero Data and click on OK to return to the Erase window.
6. Click on the Erase button. The format process will take 30 minutes to an hour or more depending upon the drive size.
The above is a full extended partition and erase. If you prefer you can do a "quickie" by omitting the Zero Data option. It's there for three reasons: (a) checks and spares any bad blocks on the hard drive; (b) recommended when switching operating systems; and, (c) prevent access to personal data when you sell the computer.

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