After upgrade - desktop changed, files, icons, etc. disappeared

I just updated to 10.4.7 from 10.3.9 and after a restart, my desktop is totally changed. Program alias icons, files, folders, background, etc. - everything - is gone. I now have the default blue screen with standard LARGE program icons in the huge dock at the bottom of the screen. What happened? Where is my stuff? Help!
Thanks
Colleen

Open two Finder windows and arrange them so that both the Users folder and the folder containing your data are visible. In the Users folder, rename the folder which currently has the house icon to temp, and then drag the folder with your user name into Users. Log out and back in.
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