HELP! System won't restart after reinstall

I had a MASSIVE lockup--not a kernel panic, but everything kind of locked up. I was compressing video and had an ftp client and Word and Opera open, when the system hung up. I forced a restart but the system took forever to start. I booted from an external drive, repaired permissions, and even finally did an archive and restore--but the system is still hanging on startup. It looks like everything is there, but the system (even the new one) doesn't boot up normally. Of course, this is a day of a deadline and I was planning to take a trip with my family.

HI,
Try booting from your install disk and check the hard drive for errors.
Insert the installer disk and Restart, holding down the "C" key until grey Apple appears.
Go to Installer menu (Panther and earlier) or Utilities menu (Tiger and later) and launch Disk Utility.
Select your HDD (manufacturer ID) in the left panel.
Select First Aid in the Main panel.
(Check S.M.A.R.T Status of HDD at the bottom of right panel. It should say: Verified)
Click Repair Disk on the bottom right.
If DU reports disk does not need repairs quit DU and restart.
If DU reports errors Repair again and again until DU reports disk is repaired.
When you are finished with DU, from the Menu Bar, select Utilities/Startup Manager.
Select your start up disk and click Restart
While you have Disk Utility open, look at the bottom of the window. You will see Capacity and Available. Make sure the free disk space never falls below 10%, 15% is better.
If you cannot boot from your install disk, try booting in Safe Mode
Mac OS X 10.5: Troubleshooting installation, startup, and login issues
Carolyn

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Thank you for using Apple Support Communities.
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http://support.apple.com/kb/TS5357
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