Multiple programs will not initialize G5

Dual 2.3 G5 (June 2005) - Mac has been on or asleep for a few days. Went to open up GarageBand and received an OSX terminiated application message. Ran Disk Utility. Everything OK. Tried to restart, but the computer did not shut down - only the blank blue screen with all the icons reappearing. Same thing at shut down. Did power off and reboot a couple of times.
Activity Monitor will not run, nor Software Update. A few apps here and there will run, but so far, Safari only flashes for a second, Logic Pro, Ableton Live will not initialize. Can not add a user in the Systems Preference - when I try to hit one of the tabs in Accounts, System Preferences shuts down.
Removed all peripherals with exception of track ball and Bluetooth.
Just trying to postpone the inevitable, I suppose. Thanks for your help.
Dual 2.3 G5 5.5 RAM, 1.66 Intel Mini, MacBook 2.0, iMac 24", PowerBook G4 15"   Mac OS X (10.4.9)  
Dual 2.3 G5 5.5 RAM, 1.66 Intel Mini, MacBook 2.0, 1.42 Mini, PowerBook G4 15"   Mac OS X (10.4.9)  
  Mac OS X (10.4.9)  

The inevitable would be:
SuperDuper
Disk Warrior
Applejack
2 backup sets
an emergency boot drive
If Safe Boot doesn't work, often trying to use fsck won't, so I use fsck first if not alternate boot to the emergency drive (Firewire).
Cleaning out all the temp and cache files can help, at first.
Have your test user account setup ahead of time and tested, along with a routine for backups and what to do when there is a failure.
Why does it happen? bad sector on the disk? bad RAM? software conflict? UPS didn't kick in when needed during a dip in power?
Doing a backup + erase + restore on a regular basis can also keep a system running more smoothly. And keep your boot drive with 40% or more free space, and upgrade your drives regularly (use old drives for backups).
Filesystems don't take kindly to freezes or trying to "plow through" a problem, and just bury the cause or underlying corrupt file or directory. Postponing insures it will be worse than it would have been.

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