OSX 10.3.9 window server crash

[digitalpencil]

Hi,
Hoping someone can help, after misclicking i moved close to a 1000 files to my desktop. realising the error i attempted to stop the process at which point my finder hung. I then force relaunched my finder and now when the dektop reappears it attempts to draw about a 1000 icons on top each other after which the system crashes as the window server and finder are using 100% cpu.
I can't click into anything on the finder nor can i launch any programs accept those associated with my menu meters.
Does anyone know of anyway of removing all these offending files, I don't mind deleting them. Perhaps booting os x into a command line and removing them there, not sure how.

All help much appreciated,
DigiPencil

 

[jmgalvin]

Start up from the system install cd/dvd and trash them. You'll find them under McIntosh HD/user/desktop.

Using OSX 10.3.9 on a G4

 

[digitalpencil]

Thanks, didn't have the disk so i removed them via the command line.

Thanks again,
DigiPencil