Leopard is giving me a headache

I just installed Leopard a few days ago and just about every application crashes with regularity. I can't figure it out. I'm also a little disappointed with the program, which is mostly bells and whistles. Is reinstalling the answer?

Have you tried creating a new account, name it "test" and see how your apps work in that User acct? (That will tell if your problem is systemwide or limited to your User acct.) This account is just for test, do nothing further with it.
Open System Preferences >> Accounts >> "+" make it an admin account.
Let us know and we'll troubleshoot this further.
AFA the "bells & whistles", I agree they are the first thing you notice. But a lot of functionality has been added to the system that you'll discover as you work on it (and some functionality taken away
-mj
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they can try:
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Leopard has caused me a headache

Having trouble with programs quitting unexpectedly. And lately itunes will not let me delete or search without closing unexpectedly. All of this has been a result since I have installed Leopard and I dont have the disk to try and reinstall. I will how ever have a copy within the month when I purchase a new Macbook so if that will help me then or if there are any other solutions available as of now I would love to know.

There in lies your problem. Leopard was not around in the G5 days, so the only Leopard disk that is designed to go on a G5 is the Retail Version. There were never any system specific disks for any G5.
If you are adamant about getting it to work the way you are describing, then I won't try to help you anymore, cause you won't listen to reason.
Good Luck.
OH... Your Apple Tech is in error. All Leopard Disks are NOT the same.
Adam

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I doubt you've even seen the new keyboard,
I have, and I adjusted to the change. Problem solved.
if any other user has a relevant comment on how to be able to look at the keyboard without getting a headache and make it usable again, I'll be happy to hear them.
You cannot change the keyboard. It is what it is.
And I'll appreciate a more qualified answer than to go with Windows or Android. Thanks
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Hi Albert,
Please provide as much detail as possible. You have a 4th generation iPod, so should we assume you've had iTunes install previously?
You may try to uninstall both iTunes and QuickTime completely before installing. As well, people have had greater success installing QuickTime from the Standalone installer (after the iTunes installer completes).
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Be sure to exit all other applications and turn off virus and spyware scanners during the installation. If you're concerned about security, unplug the Internet during the install.

Really need Help - it's giving me a headache!!!

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EAX: 0x00000000, EBX: 0x00000000, ECX: 0x00000000, EDX: 0x00000000
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0x3f25bb38 : 0xbbcd74 (0x44a4c00 0xbc0358 0x3f25bbec 0x4)
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dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport(1.5)@0xbb5000
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Kernel version:
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