My computer does not start up all the way

When i start my computer up, it goes through all the steps, but my hard drive never loads and just the wallpaper and the spotlight show up. I have to force quit and start the computer in safe mode and then restart the computer to get it to start all the way. Is there any thing that can be done so that my computer starts right all the time the first time?

annie1977-
Greetings and welcome.
Try booting from the system install CD/DVD by putting the disk in the drive and starting up while holding down the c key.
After boot-up find the Disk Utility, either on the desktop or under the Apple menu. Select your startup drive and the repair permissions on that drive. See if that helps.
Luck-
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