Macbook trying to move 15,000 images onto desktop

I accidentally moved "all images" to the trash. When I realized what I had done I attempted to move the entire contents into a file on the desktop in order to sort it out. Instead it is attempting to move all 15,000 images from trash onto desktop and it will not accomplish. Nothing but spinners for hours. Have restarted, forced quit, reboot in safe mode, but nothing works. I need to figure out how to suspend all action when I boot up or something. HELP PLEASE!

Oh yes, each file on the Desktop thinks it's it's own 3D Quartz window, consuming many more resources than a regular file/icon.
Do you have another User account to log into to fix this?
If not...
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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