Help! no icons or desktop image

When I log on, no icons or menu bar (or anything) is to be seen. All I see is the standard "stars and universe background." I've tried restarting my Macbook but to no avail. Any tips on how to get my precious icons back so I can use my Macbook?

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Hello,
i can't figure out how to add icons to a desktop pane. I've tried it like this but didnt work.
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Thanks

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import java.awt.event.*;
import javax.swing.*;
public class CyruxOSInterface {
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This should help you understand it bettter. make any corrections to it.
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Adding icons to desktop

Hello,
i can't figure out how to add icons to a desktop pane. I've tried it like this but didnt work.
JDesktopPane desktop = new JDesktopPane();
desktop.add(new Label(new ImageIcon("Images/star.gif"), new Integer(1), 1));
Can anybody correct me? Any help will be appreciated.
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thanks, but i think u got it wrong.
ok here's the whole code.
import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
import javax.swing.*;
public class CyruxOSInterface {
JFrame mainFrame;
JDesktopPane desktop;
public CyruxOSInterface() {
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ImageIcon star, fav;
star = new ImageIcon("Images/Pro_orb.ico");
fav = new ImageIcon("Images/favicon[1].ico");
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mdoc = new JMenu("Documents");
mset = new JMenu("Settings");
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mlaunch = new JMenuItem("Launch Frame", launchico);
mlaunch.setMnemonic(KeyEvent.VK_L);
mprog.setMnemonic(KeyEvent.VK_P);
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mprog.add("World View");
mprog.add("Java Web Start");
mprog.add("Net ConneXion");
mprog.add("Calculator");
mprog.add("Ping Socket");
mprog.add(mlaunch);
mprog.add("FuNCtion X");
mprog.add("Games");
mdoc.setMnemonic(KeyEvent.VK_D);
mdoc.add("Local Documents");
mdoc.addSeparator();
mdoc.add("Intranet Dox");
mdoc.add("Internet Dox");
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mfind.setMnemonic(KeyEvent.VK_F);
mfind.add("Files and Folders");
mfind.add("On the Internet");
mfind.add("On local network");
mhelp = new JMenu("Help");
mhelp.setMnemonic(KeyEvent.VK_H);
mexit = new JMenuItem("Exit", new ImageIcon("Images/middle.gif"));
mexit.setMnemonic(KeyEvent.VK_X);
mexit.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
JOptionPane.showConfirmDialog(mainFrame,
"Are you sure you wnat to exit Cyrux OS?",
"Exit Cyrux OS", JOptionPane.YES_NO_CANCEL_OPTION);
mainFrame.setVisible(false);
System.exit(0);
mlaunch.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
launchFrame();
mstart.add(mprog);
mstart.add(mdoc);
mstart.add(mset);
mstart.add(mfind);
mstart.add(mhelp);
mstart.addSeparator();
mstart.add(mexit);
mb.add(mstart);
return mb;
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JInternalFrame frame = new JInternalFrame("Editor", true,
true, true, true);
JEditorPane ep = new JEditorPane();
JScrollPane sp = new JScrollPane(ep);
frame.getContentPane().add(sp);
frame.setSize(360, 300);
//frame.setLocation(
frame.setVisible(true);
desktop.add(frame);
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Make any corrections to it.
thanks again.
cyrus

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