Strange OS X Menu Bar bug

Hi,
Does anybody ever seen this? Is there an explanation?
Thanks

Hi, I'm not sure exactly what features you're referring to, but I know that ever since the 10.6.4 update, every time I do a restart, my screen shows only the icons that belong on the right side of the menu bar. The menu bar itself is not there--far more alarming, though, is that the apple that should appear in the far left corner (the one I need to restart, shut down, do software update checks, etc.) is completely missing, along with the words Finder, File, Edit, View, Go, Window, Help (just like your machine in your picture). In other words, the whole Finder. These items appear to be missing from your menu bar as well, so I'm guessing that your problem is the same as mine.
Looking through the topics in this discussion area, we are not the only ones experiencing this problem. The first time this happened (when the computer restarted following the update), I waited forever, thinking that things were happening inside and that eventually the Finder and the menu bar would show up. Normally, if something that affected the whole machine happened, I would do a restart. Since I couldn't do that (without shutting it down by using the on/off button next to the keyboard), I just clicked on an application in my Dock, and suddenly the Finder and the menu bar appeared. Have you tried this to see if the rest of your menu bar appears?
This is pretty scary and began IMMEDIATELY after the update. Has any one else found this or does anyone have a solution? Please use small words--I am most definitely not familiar with the files, etc., that make my Mac go (no clue about utilities, etc.).

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