For some reason I can't open finder.

I had several programs running, and I couldn't get them all to quit.  I restarted the Mac and when it came up, there were no icons on the windows.  Mission control got me to a desktop that had my icons, but I can't open any Finder windows.  I run regular applications, but Finder won't run.  Clicking Info doesn't bring up anything.
I'm running Lion.

Thanks for prompt response, but unfortunately this doens't appear to be my issue.
Thanks again!

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