I cant run Imovie, Iphoto and my desktop reset itself.

Hi everyone.
I started up my macbook today and went to play a movie I have been working on when it wouldnt run. I restarted to try again when I noticed my background and all my icons were gone. Next I tried to look at my photos and they would not open either. The desktop looks exactly how it did when i bought the thing. When I click on Itunes it says I have to reagree to the terms and policies. The wierd part to me is, it still has all my songs and photos but they all seem to be hidden and wont open when I try to click on the desktop. Thanks for reading this and any help would be appreciated since I'm a good halfway around the world from the nearest apple store.

bonezilla,
when i still try to open up Imovie or Iphoto they do not open
Do they just bounce in the Dock or do they open and quit immediately upon launch? A good place to start for troubleshooting applications that do not open or unexpectedly quit upon launch is Dr. Smoke's FAQ "Multiple applications quit unexpectedly or fail to launch". Perform the troubleshooting steps therein in the order presented and see if you have any luck.
My pictures are still in the computer but when i go to open them they open in preveiw form
By preview form do you mean that when you click on a photo it opens in Preview application and not in another application such as iPhoto etc.? If so, select/highlight a photo by clicking once on it and then using the Get Info command in your File Menu or using the command key + "i" to Get Info. When the Get Info pane appears you can change the application for opening the file under the Open With selection (if the triangle is closed click on it to expand that section) pop up menu. After you select the application you want to open all those types of files then click "Change All" button. That should change the application that you want to open them with. If not post back and try to explain further what you are trying to do.
Sorry I suck at explaining myself
No apology necessary, as these things can be somewhat confusing even for more seasoned users. Just takes some time and trial and error usually to get at the bottom of these types of problems.
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