In Lion, Finder does not keep preferences

In Lion, Finder opens in my home page. When I tell it to open in another folder, it remembers for about 3-4 days, and then goes back to to my home page. How can I get it to remember my preference?

When I shut down, I unclick the "remember windows" box. By "home page" I'm referring to the folder with my name on it in the sidebar. The problem is with the Preferences. Under "New Finder Windows Show" I ask it to open a folder. After I close preferences, Finder will open in the requested folder for a few days, and then stop, and go back to its default, which is the home folder.

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Date: Thurs, Jun 8 2000 12:00am
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