Itunes slow start up, constant freezing/cursor spinning indefinitely...

Itunes has been freezing constantly, cursor spinning, hard restarts a part of life now. Many freezes in iMovie as well.
Have a G3 ibook - too old?
Could it be the external drive that all music is stored on? I have 60 GB of music on an external drive (through firewire).
Help!

But by the time I can get to the desktop to open Activity Monitor, the problem has passed. It's all between the chime and logging in. I've looked in Console but don't know how to interpret what I see there. Do these mean anything?
Jan 2 19:28:20 FlatMac shutdown: reboot by imac:
Jan 2 19:28:20 FlatMac SystemStarter[259]: authentication service (267) did not complete successfully
Jan 2 19:28:22 FlatMac SystemStarter[259]: The following StartupItems failed to properly start:
Jan 2 19:28:22 FlatMac SystemStarter[259]: /System/Library/StartupItems/AuthServer
Jan 2 19:28:22 FlatMac SystemStarter[259]: - execution of Startup script failed

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Problem description:
freezing with spinning wheel of death
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ITunes doesn't open, QuickTime freezes

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Thanks for the question. I understand you are experiencing issues with iTunes after updating. Let’s see if we can isolate this issue by starting iTunes in safe mode:
iTunes: Troubleshooting issues with third-party iTunes plug-ins
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS3430
There are several ways in which an add-on can cause iTunes to act erratically, such as those listed below:
- Loss of iTunes functionality, such as the Visualizer.
- Distortion or irregularity in the iTunes interface.
- Slow performance.
- iTunes won't open or quits unexpectedly.
- You see an alert while syncing stating "... cannot be synced. A duplicate file name was specified."
If you notice any of the above symptoms or other unusual behavior, you can disable any plug-ins not manufactured by Apple by opening iTunes in Safe Mode. This is done by holding down the Option and Command keys (on Mac OS X) or holding down the Shift and Control keys (on Windows) while opening iTunes. If performed correctly, you should see the following dialog before iTunes finishes starting up:
"iTunes is running in Safe Mode. Visual plug-ins you have installed have been temporarily disabled."
If the above does not resolve your issue, I’d like to isolate further by testing in another user account:
Isolating an issue by using another user account
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS4053
Symptoms
When isolating issues and/or troubleshooting software issues in OS X, you might want to use a different user account. Learn how to use this technique to narrow down the cause of an issue.
Resolution
The issue at hand may simply be caused by a bad preference setting or user-specific data file. With proper isolation, you can avoid time-consuming and inappropriate troubleshooting methods.
Thanks,
Matt M.

Slow start up / "ghost programs"

I had some trouble with my harddisk when it filled up and became slow, so I made a clean install and copied back my things from Time Machine. But, and this problem happened before that too, my iMac takes forever to startup (about 5 minutes).
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Constant freezes, now cannot install 10.4 without problems

Well, my computer recently started having problems. Constant freezes, the grey screen that comes up and tells me to restart. Application crashes. I could not figure out what the problem was, the only think I have done to the machine recently is add the superdrive from another G4 and put it in mine, that would not cause a problem, would it? Luckly I have a backup drive, so I have not lost everything.
So I thought I would reinstall 10.4, which seemed ok, what the system was install, I tried to do all the updates, but the system update failed, and it could not install the OS X updates. So, I restarted and got a kernal error, and could no longer boot into my new fresh system, strange. So, I tried again, did a complete reinstall, and tried to do a manual upgrade of OS X. I got the dmg file from apple's site, and tried again, at the end of the install, it told me to try again, that there was an error. Restart again, no kernal error, but all I got was the grey apple screen, with the spinning indicator, and it never booted. So I am stumped. What could be causing this on a new install? I am thinking maybe it could be the hard drive. My backup drive that I boot off of is working fine, so I don't think it is any other hardware. Any ideas why a fresh install would start off this way, and continue to cause problems?
Powermac G4 Dual 1.25 Mac OS X (10.4.3) 1.25 GB RAM Dual Monitors

Yes, bad RAM can cause all sorts of issues. Replace it and see how it goes. Most good suppliers have lifetime warranties these days. If you can't get it replaced, try a Mac friendly brand such as Crucial. I have had trouble free operation with mine.
Cheers!
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