Lost Icon captions and app tab moved to side?

[JJ_BPK]

I have the same problem as stated 12-2009

After several months with the MyTouch3G, today I have no captions under my Icons on the home screens and the 'tab' to show all of the other applications, which had been on the bottom of the screen since I bought the phone, now appears on the right hand side of the screen forcing me to drag it to the left to show all the apps. What did I do? How do I get it back to the previous state? (Please do not say do a reset!!!!!).

http://forums.androidcentral.com/t-mobile-mytouch-3g/4438-lost-icon-captions-app-tab-moved-side.html

Suggestions??
What caused this?
How do I restore my Dinc2 to what it was without a reset??

Tx