[newbie] KDE expert needed

[Gene Zesch]

My machine was turned off by accident, causing lots of file damage, and was unbootable. I managed to start it with the rescue boot disk and mounted and fsck'ed /hda1. It now starts, but if I log in as root there are no icons on the desktop, and the panel buttons dont work. If I log on as a user everything looks normal. A related symptom... if I su then open KFM the root directory icon and  2 of the 3  /home/xxx  user directories icons  have a belt and buckle  around them, and KFM says it cannot  list directory contents. Anyone help me before I reinstall? Thanks,         Gene