MacBook - Logging into Main Account Stalls
This is my first question/ post ever so I hope I am providing enough info:
I'm trying to assist my wife with a MacBook (Aluminum from around 2009)
Running OSX v10.6.8 - Intel Core 2 Duo w 2.4 GHz- 4 GB Memory - 250 GB HD (only 6.7 GB available - not sure if this matters)
She had no issues yesterday morning... battery died, plugged into power and left for the day (around 1:00 PM) left it powered on, lid shut, charging.
Around 6:00 PM opened lid and had nothing on screen but the "purple galaxy" space theme picture ....
She did a hard reboot (powered off with power button).
When Login Screen appeared ... She typed her password, then the screen goes into the "purple galaxy / space" theme on screen and doesn't proceed to her desktop.
Today I tried to log into her "Guest" account that does not require a password and can log into that account and have access to that desktop.
I'm stumped as to why we cannot log into her Main Account. I've tried a couple options on start up (holding Command-Option-P-R) and I've tried holding (Shift when it powers on.) The grey screen with the Apple Logo appears, but no chime this morning, until I held Command-Option-P-R.
I've tried powering off and back on with power cord plugged in and without. I've been reading stuff all morning from the Apple Support communities and have nothing that seems to fix the problem.
I'm trying to run a Permissions Repair from the Guest account, but not sure of any other steps to take. Any advice/ suggestions are appreciated.
Thanks!
MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.6.8)