My imac 5.1 freezes or coloured spinning wheel then shuts down.

Hi
My imac 5.i freezes or has a spinning coloured wheel and locks up, or the screen goes white or shuts down on it's own .
Any help !

Hello:
Try resetting the PRAM and SMC.
If it continues, take it in for service.
Barry

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I ran verify because the option to run repair was not available.
And just to make sure, you booted from the install disc? (Repair Disk is never available when booted on the boot volume of the HD.)
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Repair Permissions.
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When you mean "initiate any software", do you mean like initiating software update or app such as Safari or iPhoto?
When was the last time you installed something on your computer?
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Reinstall OSX 10.6.7. Update via Combo updater:Get it from here: http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1361
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Combo
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Would you kindly give me the benefit of your knowledge to put the finishing touches to this Post?.
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