Lost ALL access privileges after software change

I have a G4 running 10.4.3 Tiger. It began to act unstable--contant freezes, etc--and out frustration I loaded the only software I could find (OS X 10.3) and as a result, solved the freezing but lost user access to everything I have--IPhoto, iTunes, movie files, etc etc. iPhoto won't even launch! How do I regain access to the files? I bought the Mac used, and the original user accounts were set up by the previous owner, so I don't know passwords, user names, etc. Help!

Tough to figure what a 10.3 install might have done with the 10.4 files, Downgrades by a whole point were never figured in.
First, Safe Boot from the HD, (holding Shift key down at bootup), run Disk Utility in Applications>Utilities, then highlight your drive, click on Repair Permissions, reboot when done.
Then I'd get EasyFind...
http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/8707
Search your whole drive for some personal files, or some extension like .mp3 to see if/where they are.

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