Safari is ALL messed up

I am running Safari 3.0.4 on my iMac. Lately is has been compltely screwed up and I cannot figure out why. It is incredibly frustrating! It did seem to happen after a software update but I don't think Safari updated so it may be unrelated. BTW, I am using Tiger 10.4.11.
First, It often won't open my email (gmail). Many hyperlinks on other pages will not even work. When I slide the mouse over the hyperlinks, the cursor turns into the ahnd but clicking on it does nothing. On a lot of pages, hyperlinks don't even show up. One day it was so buggy I decided to download Firefox and the download link wouldn't appear. It wasn't an option. I eventually succeeded in getting Opera. I have seen other problems on this board but non that really match mine. I tried restarting, shutting down, and restoring factory preferences. the restore seemed to help for a day but now it it bad to it's ugly tricks. I am using Opera now because Safari won't let me click on the discussion pages here.
I would appreciate any ideas!
Thanks so much,
Ellen

If you are updating Safari (or just have):
Input Managers and other plug-ins from third parties can do as much harm as good. They use a security loophole to reach right into your applications' code and change that code as the application starts up. If you have installed 10.4.11 and Safari is crashing, the very first thing to do is clear out your InputManagers folders (both in your own Library and in the top-level Library), log out and log back in, and try again.
So, disable all third party add-ons before updating Safari, as they may not have been updated yet for the new version. Add them back one by one. If something goes awry, remove it again and check on the software manufacturer's website for news of an update to match your version of Safari. Remember: Tiger up to 10.4.10 used Safari 2.0.4 or, if you downloaded it, Safari 3.0.3 beta. Safari 10.4.11 uses Safari 3.0.4 which is not a beta. If Safari 3.0.4 on 10.4.11 is not the fastest browser you have ever used, then something is wrong!
Moreover, trying to revert to Safari 2 when running 10.4.11 can have repercussions, as Safari 3.0.4 uses a completely different webkit on which other applications like iChat, Mail, Dashboard widgets etc also rely.
Most errors reported here after an update are due to an unrepaired or undetected inherent fault in the system, and/or a third party ad-on. Two such add-on that have been frequently mentioned here, among others, for causing such problems are Piclens and Pithhelmet. If you have them, trash them and go the developer's sites to see if new versions are available for Safari 3.0.4.
You should also ensure, if you are running Tiger 10.4.11 or Leopard, that you have downloaded and installed the correct version for your Mac of Security Update 2007-009, which also deals with the Quicktime/Flash issues you may have experienced, as well as the latest Java update.

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