IMac won't let me log in (OS 10/2)

I'm sorry now that I set up my iMac to require a password. I would be up and running if I didn't have to log in! Iget the horizontal striped barber pole endlessly running after I enter my password. The manual which came with the OS says to boot up with the Install Disk 1 and reset your password, if one has trouble logging in. I have reset my password, to no avail. I have run Norton Disk Doctor, and fixed a major error. I've run Apple Hardware Test CD as well. All is well there. Does anyone have a solution? We had a power outage yesterday, but I used the computer afterwards, then shut down for the night. This morning, it was a no go.

hi there--
try doing a safe boot by holding down the shift key during the startup. the login window should say safe boot if it's successful. if you manage to get up and running then you can do a number of things. you can go to /library/startupitems and pull it to the desktop. if you get a normal startup after that, then pull the folder. also check system preferences > accounts > startup items and disable all startup items. yet another thing to try is removing ~/library/preferences/com.apple.loginwindow.plist and restarting. (~ meaning the home library instead of the root level). another thing that will work sometimes is going to disk utility and repairing permissions. i hope that one of these things will work for you. keep me updated. Sherry [ 8 ) ]

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