Upgraded to 10.4.8-My Powerbook G4 won't shut down or restart

Upgraded this weekend from 10.3.9 to 10.4.8 and now my PowerBook G4 12" won't shut down. Nor will it restart.
It does clear the screen of the menu bar and all items on the desktop, but that is all. Desktop picture remains the same. There is no indication of any activity but it never proceeds farther than that. Shutdown and restart both act the same way.
Solutions?
I can turn off the computer using the power switch when this happens. Then I reboot by pushing the power switch again.
I've also tried repairing permissions which seems not to have changed anything.
It's quite a nuisance. Any ideas on solutions?

OK, you may have deeper problems. First, go to System Preferences/Accounts, and make a 'Test" account, with full admin privileges. Switch to that account, by logging out of the manin account (Apple Menu), and see if you still have the same symptom. If you do, and Archive and Install might be the cure.
Note: Save the combo update, to perfrom the upgrade again.

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