When I start my computer my dock will not show up. help!!!!

When I start my computer only the galaxy screen shot comes up. My dock won't appear or anything else. Just an empty screen.
I have been able to get onto safari because my screen saver will eventually appear and because it's on shuffle sometimes the apple screen saver that says facts and new releases about apple products usually writes, to learn more press 3. one day I pressed 3 and it took me to safari.
I was able to discover all my pictures and music is still intact but I only know that because I look at screen savers and one of the options is shuffle pictures and so I knew my pictures were on my hard drive.
I just can't pull them up, or my itunes because i have no dock.
Help!!!! This happened one day when I was watching a dvd on a plane. I had it on pause then all of a sudden my computer just went blank.
I already bought a new macbook pro but would really love for this computer to be fixed. I will take it in if I have to but through reading other discussions think I may be able to do it.
I have seen the "killall dock" command suggested but am seriously computer illiterate and have NO idea how to do that.
please help!
Thanks!!!!

emilyann33 wrote:
I have seen the "killall dock" command suggested but am seriously computer illiterate and have NO idea how to do that.
You would need to open your utilities folder and click on and open "terminal", type that command without the quotes and hit the enter/return key.

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