Installed osx snow leapord, and now i cannot change background

I recently updated my computer to Mac OS X Snow Leopard which caused several things to happen.  #1 I cannot change the Desktop background picture.  #2 Programs i have deleted keep showing up in the Dock after restart, even though i keep deleting the dock items.  #3 Other programs i have installed (Quickbooks) wont stay in the dock.

Have you tried repairing your Home Folder's Permissions?
to do this:
boot to the Mac OS X Snow Leopard Disk.
chose your language.
go to the menu bar
click on the Utilities Menu
chose reset password Utility
when reset password utility opens
chose your build in hard drive
select your user account
then click on the button "Repair Home Folder Permissions"
Quit Reset Password Utility
Quit the installer
chose the built in hard drive as the drive to boot too
when the computer reboots, you can try removing and adding items to the dock, then log out and back in to verify the changes to the dock were saved.

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