Losing preferences, keychain, resources at random

I'm using a mirrored doors G4 with OS 10.4.10, although I have this problem in every version of OS 10 I have used -
A couple weeks after intallation (or reinstallation), I will lose all my desktop preferences after restart. Then my Safari will lose resources and become unopenable. Then I will lose all my mail passwords, then my Mail accounts will disappear. Keychain will require first aid 4-5 time a day. Finder will start to freeze up 2-3 times a day.
All other application functions will be fine. I can work in Quark/Photoshop/Illustrator, print, etc.
I have tried everything. I have thrown away preferences, emptied chaches, I have run every diagnostic program I can find and I have wiped the hard drive and reinstalled the entire system, soup to nuts. Nothing works. This problem keeps coming back.
Any assistance would be greatly appreciated.

I would run the Apple Hardware Test and see if it flags something. Have you run any RAM tests such as Rember? It's said to have a better RAM tester then the AHT disk. Perhaps you have some bad RAM causing directory corruption. Have you tried DiskWarrior yet? I run it once a month.
Cheers!
DALE

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