Startup stuck at "loading OS 10" please help

Hi, I shut down my computer and went away for the weekend, and now that I am back I can not get it to boot up (using work computer now). It turns on and starts to load, but it gets stuck when the "loading OS 10" screen gets to 100%. I know I downloading an itunes update last week, but can not think of anything else that would cause this. I have unplugged everything and had the same error 5-6 times. If I let the computer sit on the screen it is "stuck" on, it just keeps running without doing anything. Running tiger on a dual processer G4 desktop from 2003. I appreciate if anyone knows a trick that doesn't involve me hauling it into the apple store. Thanks!!!

Hi salvowl, and a warm welcome to the forums!
Could be many things, we should start with this...
"Try Disk Utility
1. Insert the Mac OS X Install disc, then restart the computer while holding the C key.
2. When your computer finishes starting up from the disc, choose Disk Utility from the Installer menu. (In Mac OS X 10.4 or later, you must select your language first.)
*Important: Do not click Continue in the first screen of the Installer. If you do, you must restart from the disc again to access Disk Utility.*
3. Click the First Aid tab.
4. Select your Mac OS X volume.
5. Click Repair. Disk Utility checks and repairs the disk."
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=106214
Then try a Safe Boot, (holding Shift key down at bootup), run Disk Utility in Applications>Utilities, then highlight your drive, click on Repair Permissions, reboot when it completes.
(Safe boot may stay on the gray radian for a long time, let it go, it's trying to repair the Hard Drive.)
If perchance you can't find your install Disc, at least try it from the Safe Boot part onward.
Let me know how that goes.

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