Mac OS X not starting up - edited system preference file

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pheonixash Dedicated MacNNer Join Date: Jun 2006 Status: Offline	Feb 11, 2008, 10:41 PM
	I was trying to get the translucent menu bar back (!) to see how the feature in 10.5.2 works, and I opened up terminal and used the command sudo defaults delete /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.WindowServer 'EnvironmentVariables' I got an error saying that no object called 'EnvironmentVariables' exists, and the next time I restarted my computer, Mac OS X refuses to start up. It just sits there with the gear spinning, stalled. Is there a way to recover without having to Archive-Install? I have the leopard install DVD with me, if that helps. Also, this is on a MacBook CD 1.83. TIA.