Login loop with blue screen

I have seen this question before, but have found no definite answer, so I was wondering if anybody can help me.
My computer was running really slow, so I restarted it. At first I only got a bar sinister (circle with a line, as in a no smoking sign) after the apple logo, but after restarting in safe mode, I got the login screen. I was unable to log in to my admin account, but I can access my guest account. What happens when I enter my username and password for my admin is that it accepts the password, goes to the basic background for a minute, but then shows a blue screen and kicks me back to the login screen.
I'm currently running 10.5.8 on a 13" macbook. I already tried repairing permissions through disk utility with no luck. Unfortunately, I don't have my install discs because I've moved 3 times since getting the computer, and they've gotten lost in the shuffle, so if there's a way to fix things without them, that would be fantastic!

Reset OS X Password Without an OS X CD...
http://theappleblog.com/2008/06/22/reset-os-x-password-without-an-os-x-cd/
Admin Hack...
http://www.hackmac.org/?q=node/4
Starts up like the first time you buy a new Mac, but after filling in all that info again, you should have access to the computer and the other Users & files will still be there... give the new User a different name than an existing one.

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