IMac G5 Leopard - Apps will not quit or force quit

I upgraded my son's iMac G5 to Leopard. Almost immediately there were problems using app that access the internet - Safari, iTunes Store, and World of Warcraft. The problem is that when I or my son tries to quit the application, it refuses to quit, and will not force quit either. Then, the application will not relaunch until the iMac is shut down - usually this requires pressing and holding the power button, as the system just hangs up.

You might have been okay with an Archive and Install ...
I don't think anyone should do an upgrade install on a major update unless they absolutely have to ..
If you have done an Archive and Install and things still aren't working right ... before you resort to a Erase and Install I recommend trying this ...
Leopard Update Problems?
Repair Your Disk ...
Quit all open applications. Put your install 1 DVD disk in the optical drive. Go to System Preferences/ Startup Disk and choose the install DVD disk to restart from and then restart. When the Welcome screen appears after choosing your language ... don't go any further. Go to the top of the screen and you will see "Utilities" as one of the menu items. In utilities choose disk utility. On the left side of the window choose the top icon of a hard drive on the list. To the right pick "First Aid" and go directly to "repair disk". Don't bother verifying. After the disk is repaired ... go up to the top left of the screen and under Disk Utility choose "Quit". Then go under Mac OS X Installer and quit. Then choose Startup Disk in the window that appears ... choose your hard drive icon of your computer and restart. Eject the DVD with the key just under the power button ... or click on the DVD icon and go up to File/ Eject ....
Next ... Download this App ... Maintenance
http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/16790/maintenance
When it asks you to verify the disk press cancel ... because you've already done it ..
Go to Preferences/Behaviour and check "For all accounts"
Then check all the boxes in Maintenance and Caches and the "Launch Services" in Rebuild .... Then execute
Restart ...
Remember ... Before any system or security update ..
1. Disconnect all peripherals except keyboard and mouse
2. Make sure sleep and screensaver are disabled ....
3. Quit all other apps ..
Also ... when 10.5.2 comes out .... I would Install the Combo Update ... not the standalone installer
They are less prone to conflicts ...
You'll find it at Apple/Downloads
Happy Computing!

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