Mini Freezes after Login

Today, I tried to start up my Mac Mini and it booted to the login screen normally. When I try to log in, it accepts my password and begins to login. It gets to a point where all the menu extras are loaded, icons are loaded, but quick look hasn't shown all of the previews yet. At this point, everything stops. The cursor doesn't move (no spinning beach ball) and the computer won't do anything.
I tried booting up from an external drive (with 10.5.1) and that worked. I repaired permissions twice and cleared the cache from /Library/Cache and ~/Library/Cache. The problem still appeared. So, I tried unplugging all usb, firewire, ethernet. Just for kicks, I logged onto a different account. There was no problem. As soon as I logged onto my account, it froze again.
What should I do from here to resolve the issue?
Thanks,
Shniba45

Here is a little more info:
I can log into other accounts (including the root account)
Bluetooth (which my computer has and was using for a headset the last time the computer worked) has disappeared. Under system profiler, there is no recognition of bluetooth being installed.

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