No Dock no app switching after security update 2013-001

Been running 10.6.8 very stably for a long time.  Yesterday SW update found Security Update 2013-001.  The first download didn't succeed, second download went and installed okay, without issue.
On restart (and multiple restarts since), the desktop pattern has reverted to the default space-theme, the Dock is gone, Cmd-Tab won't show or switch among apps, Spaces and Expose are gone, and System Prefs won't fix these.  I can select a desktop pattern, but it doesn't change, can enable Spaces, but it doesn't 'stick', etc.
I repaired permissions (a few from an HP printer update a month ago0, and the HD verified without issue.  No change.
What is the best course of action?  Re-install 10.6.8 updater?   Then what??
-Paul

Update.. here are the things I've done, with no change.   I really don't understand #2; since the cloned drive was well before these issues, yet all symptoms remain, suggests it's a HW/FW setting somewhere.  Then I hoped zapping PRAM would straighten it out.  No luck.  What gives?
1)     Ran 10.6.8 combo updater; no change.
2)     Booted from a drive cloned a week ago, before Security Update: behavior unchanged
3)     Reset PRAM -  no change.

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