Desktop looks like a folder

My desktop looks like a folder. Not sure why. Its got the default blue color side bar on the left side. And again it shows programs stored for the default user and not my account.

I wish i could have attached a screen shot of how my desktop looks :-(.

however just to get a feel of it click the link below
http://giftson.bravehost.com/my%20desktop.bmp

not sure what to do.

I would appreciate your help.

thank you
Gift