Customised and added software need restoration! HELP!!!!

I have on my iMac two Hard-drives...internal and external and upgraded memory.
My iMac is behaving as if it has a mind of it's own. On turning it on, all added and customised software eg. Outlook Express, Quark Express, Adobe etc. cannot be found in my Apple Menu Items where aliases were kept. They however show as being present in my Sherlock Find. They just can't be used as they were customised to be. If I try to access them via Sherlock, they ask to be reinstalled. My settings just seem to have gone into hiding somewhere or beserk and I can't afford reinstalling as my addressbook will be emptied and favourites will be deleted for a start. Not to mention the possibility of further of new software and special effects as what had happened when I added the other hard-drive. I can't even get access to my added desktop photo anymore nor address book, but Sherlock indicates they are there somehow. I am scared so please advise me how I may get everything reverted to my customised setting. I took a chance and used the Internet Explorer so I could contact forums in the US for help.PLEASE GUIDE ME!

Hi, Islander -
Is it possible you have an operating system (OS) installed on both drives, and have accidenatlly booted to the one that is not your usual boot volume?
To change the drive/OS you are booted to, use the Startup Disk control panel to select the one you wish to switch to, then restart.
Depending on the age and model of your iMac, you may also be able to use Startup Manager at boot to pick the volume from which to boot.
Article #106178 - Startup Manager: How to Select a Startup Volume

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