After this week Mac OsX update combined 10.7.3. System Preferences don't work

All items in system preferences don't get saved/applied. By now the dock doesn't appear on my screen, dashboard and spaces tabs don't work, desktop and screen saver don't save changes or apply so desktop is grey. Trackpad functions don't work.
Any idea on how to fix this?  Thanks.

Few have solved this problem by repairing disk
or reinstalling Lion using Recovery HD.
Tough but.

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    My first post here.
    Last week, after install the last update of MAC OSX on my intel IMac (last of 2009), when the computer was restarting, a kernel error screen appears...
    I've launched the safe mode, and the computer starts fine and I've execute the disk utility to repair HDD and rights. I've done the same initializing from the installation DVD, but the kernel error appears again...
    I leave only the usb apple keyboard plugged, and I don't understand why this error still happening, and of course why it occurs after a MAC OSX standard update (no new hardware or software installed in the las month).
    I'm little desperate with this issue
    kernel error.
    Many thanks in advance!
    Best regards
    Hugo
    PS: This is the Kernel error report:
    Kernel Error
    panic(cpu 0 caller 0x2abf6a): Kernel trap at 0x0029f24f, type 14=page fault, registers:\
    CR0: 0x8001003b, CR2: 0x01489000, CR3: 0x00100000, CR4: 0x00000668\
    EAX: 0x00872c8c, EBX: 0xec835357, ECX: 0x5d27b1e9, EDX: 0x01488ffd\
    CR2: 0x01489000, EBP: 0x5130bd18, ESI: 0x00000000, EDI: 0xec835357\
    EFL: 0x00010202, EIP: 0x0029f24f, CS:  0x00000008, DS:  0x00000010\
    Error code: 0x00000002\
    Backtrace (CPU 0), Frame : Return Address (4 potential args on stack)\
    0x5130bb18 : 0x21b837 (0x5dd7fc 0x5130bb4c 0x223ce1 0x0) \
    0x5130bb68 : 0x2abf6a (0x59e3d0 0x29f24f 0xe 0x59e59a) \
    0x5130bc48 : 0x2a1a78 (0x5130bc60 0x0 0x5130bd18 0x29f24f) \
    0x5130bc58 : 0x29f24f (0xe 0x20520048 0x51300010 0x2a0010) \
    0x5130bd18 : 0x57b5748f (0x5d27b1e9 0xec835357 0x5d27b1e9 0xec835357) \
    0x5130bd58 : 0x57b59ef9 (0x588ffd 0x575d27b6 0x57b5eab0 0x53c996) \
    0x5130be18 : 0x543f60 (0x7534e00 0x6e08f00 0x1 0x506b76) \
    0x5130be78 : 0x542137 (0x6e08f00 0x7534e00 0x5e5209 0x1) \
    0x5130bf28 : 0x5426e9 (0x6e08f00 0x752ed80 0x0 0x516766) \
    0x5130bf78 : 0x5443d5 (0x6e08f00 0x0 0x5130bfac 0x1) \
    0x5130bfc8 : 0x2a179c (0x74ff040 0x0 0x2a17ab 0x7313b7c) \
          Kernel Extensions in backtrace (with dependencies):\
             com.metakine.handsoff.driver(1.2.4)@0x57b54000->0x57b62fff\
    BSD process name corresponding to current thread: kernel_task\
    Mac OS version:\
    Not yet set\
    Kernel version:\
    Darwin Kernel Version 10.8.0: Tue Jun  7 16:33:36 PDT 2011; root:xnu-1504.15.3~1/RELEASE_I386\Ker

    Hi Hugo, & a warm welcome to the forums!
    One way to test is to Safe Boot from the HD, (holding Shift key down at bootup), run Disk Utility in Applications>Utilities, then highlight your drive, click on Repair Permissions, Test for problem in Safe Mode...
    PS. Safe boot may stay on the gray radian for a long time, let it go, it's trying to repair the Hard Drive
    Reboot, test again.
    If it only does it in Regular Boot, then it could be some hardware problem like Video card, (Quartz is turned off in Safe Mode), or Airport in 10.4 & below, or 3rd party add-on, Check System Preferences>Accounts>Login Items window to see if it or something relevant is listed.
    Check the System Preferences>Other Row, for 3rd party Pref Panes.
    Also look in these if they exist, some are invisible...
    /private/var/run/StartupItems
    /Library/StartupItems
    /System/Library/StartupItems
    /System/Library/LaunchDaemons
    /Library/LaunchDaemons
    It does look like the com.metakine.handsoff.driver, whatever that's about.

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