Settings always reset after restart! Help please????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????

Basically I bought an iMac last October, 21", 4GB standard manufactured settings ram etc. After a few weeks every time I quit an application and go back on it, it returns to its old settings. Whenever I remove a bookmark from the toolbar on Safari and restart it, it returns to the old settings, when ever I restart the computer the dock and background changes towards its original settings. This is starting to get really annoying, and I don't know what to do and I have installed all available updates. Is an issue like this covered in a warranty and do you guys have any ideas on what I should do?

Hi...
Try Resetting your Mac's PRAM and NVRAM
If that didn't help, since your Mac was purchasd last October, it must be running Lion v10.7 and it's still under the one year warranty.
Try using Lion Recovery to repair the startup disk or reinstall the Mac OS X.
If nothing above helped, take your Mac to an Apple store or Apple certified repair provider.
You can make a reservation at a Genius Bar in advance.

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