Stuck in install loop in setup assistant

Completed a normal upgrade install and then everything locked up. Nothing worked but pulling the plug. After restart and log on I was taken to Setup Assistant. Filled everything in and once completed went to log on screen again. Entered password and back at Setup Assistant again. Quitting it locks the computer up and filling it out again continues the loop...
Trying an archive and install now. Not fun so far. Anyone else have this issue and a better solution then wiping clean and reinstalling my 300GB backup data?

I had the same problem, only in a strange order.
At first Leopard came up great. So I started tweaking the new Leopard settings and then ran Software Update.
When I went to reboot from the Update the reboot hung. So I powered it down and started it back up and ...uh oh, Setup Assistant infinite loop.
I'm in the process of doing another Archive and Install. I'll let you know how it goes.
FYI: My MacBook Pro had 0 problems. My iMac had a minor issue which I resolved right away. And based on lots of other thread info, it looks like this upgrade is a bit touchy based on what you have installed where.
Cabal

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