Unable to select and move and folders on the desktop.

I was having many issues installing Adobe Premiere and that resulted in my stopping processes in the Activity Monitor & working with Disk Utility- repair Disk feature. Now I am unable to move my folders on the desktop, back them up, or move them out of the trash. I am able to open the files individually- but no dragging & dropping. I also can no longer copy & paste anything. I am running a Mac OS 10.5.8.
Any suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks!

First, I should have started with this, but if you have run Repair Disk, you would had to have restarted, so I didn't, but in any case, have you restarted yet?
mj8000 wrote:
I am runing a 10.5.8.
Please excuse my being nosy, but where on earth did you get a brand new MBP of the vintage that it would be running 10.5.8?
I only have repair' Disk Permission's and 'Verify Dis'k Permissions options available- The 'Repair Disk' tab is grayed out.
EDIT: That is as it should be. "Verify Disk" is not available? If it is, just run Verify, and if it's "clean," no need to run RD. If neither VD or RD is available, then:
First check the S.M.A.R.T. status on your HD: Applications > Utilities > Disk Utility > in the panel at left, select the first item in the list/your HD mechanism > look at the bottom of the main window next to S.M.A.R.T. status and see if it says “Verified” or something more ominous like “Failing.”
Boot from install disc (insert disc > restart > immediately hold down the c key and keep holding it until you see “Preparing Installation”) > at first screen select the language and click Continue > click on the Utilities Menu in the menu bar > select Disk Utility > select your HD in the panel on the left side (the name of the HD’s manufacturer and the model number, usually the top item in the list) > click Repair Disk at bottom of main window. Run this at least twice, and keep running it until it says “appears ok” twice in a row. If that doesn’t happen, you may need a stronger utility (such as DriveGenius, TechToolPro, DiskWarrior) or if the directory is damaged beyond repair, you may need to reinstall the OS, or you may have a damaged HD which will need to be replaced (repair utilities can only repair the directory structure, not the HD itself). When this is finished, quit Disk Utility, quit the installer, and restart. Once booted normally, go to Applications > Utilities > Disk Utility and run Repair Permissions.
eesh. I'm afraid to reinstall the OS- I have a ton of media that hasn't been backed up yet from the past few days.
If you have another Mac, you could boot your MBP into FireWire Target Disk Mode and copy files from it:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=58583

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