Switching users-only leopard desktop image comes up

Help. Leopard is working great on the administrators side--but when i switch accounts to another user I see the Leopard backdrop, the dock shows for about 5 seconds, and then only the backdrop is visible. The only thing i can do is reboot. There is nothing on the screen.
Ideas?

Hi Frank,
have you tried using just one monitor? (try first the first display, then try just the 2nd display), do you still have the same issue?

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