My MBP freezes on login

My MBP freezes when I get to the login page. I put in my user and pswd and hit login then I get the spinning beachball it goes away and the back and login buttons are grayed out. I can retype my password but nothing happens.
I booted in safe mode and checked for the adobe cue in startup items but it was not there. I also remove remote desktop.
When i got to system prefrences/accounts and click on login items it freezes and I have to force quit.
Any ideas???

In safe mode, try repairing disk permissions under disk utility (applications>utilies>disk utility). You can try an archive and install too, that'll take an hour but it'll work (it reinstalls the OS with all your current files and programs intact).
You can also take it to the apple store and they can reboot it from an external hard drive. Find your closest store at apple.com/retail and sign up for a genius appointment, you might have to wait until midnight and sign up for one tomorrow.

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