Only have finder after upgrade - lost all settings

I have a 4 month old iMac. I had the automatic update on, and it downloaded and installed. After rebooting I now dont have a desktop, dock etc. I only have a blue screen with Finder and the apple icon on the top right hand corner does not allow me to do anything - help? any suggestions

See:
* http://kb.mozillazine.org/Lost_bookmarks
* http://kb.mozillazine.org/Locked_or_damaged_places.sqlite
You can delete the files extensions.* (extensions.rdf, extensions.cache, extensions.ini, extensions.sqlite) and compatibility.ini in the Firefox [[Profiles|profile folder]] to reset the extensions registry. New files will be created when required.
See "Corrupt extension files": http://kb.mozillazine.org/Unable_to_install_themes_or_extensions
If you see disabled extensions that are not compatible on the next start in "Tools > Add-ons > Extensions" then click the "Find Updates" button to do a compatibility check.
You may also need to "Reset all user preferences to Firefox defaults" on the [[Safe mode]] start window.

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