While the rest of the site seems to function normally, I get an error on attempts to access the control panel.

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[NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object.]
   CommunityServer.ControlPanel.ControlPanelHomePage.DataBind() +1634
   CommunityServer.ControlPanel.ControlPanelHomePage.Page_Load(Object sender, EventArgs e) +72
   System.Web.UI.Control.OnLoad(EventArgs e) +99
   System.Web.UI.Control.LoadRecursive() +47
   System.Web.UI.Page.ProcessRequestMain(Boolean includeStagesBeforeAsyncPoint, Boolean includeStagesAfterAsyncPoint) +1436

Did you copy all the files from the Binaries folder of the Upgrade ZIP file into the /bin/ directory of your website?

First, thanks for the response.

I loaded (twice) the Binaries into the /bin of my website. There they overwrote several files and appeared to add a couple of new ones.

My /bin has the same parent as the rest of the files. Is there a reason why the /web files (which I put under the same parent without the /web) are in a different directory in the service patch than binary files? That is, why didn't the service patch come with /web/bin like it did with /web/ControlPanel? Is there a clue there?

Follow-up.

Actually, it turns out I can go to the control panel, just not through the front door. If I try the url

http://mysite/controlpanel/default.aspx I get the error. If I add something other than default.aspx (say fourms) to the end, it works fine.

OK, I found the problem and the problem is user error with the FTP program. Once I put the updated files into the correct directories, works like a charm. Thanks for all the eyes.