"Jeffrey D. Yuille" <jeffy5@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes: > On Wed, 2006-04-12 at 22:52 +0100, Leon wrote: > > "Jeffrey D. Yuille" <jeffy5@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes: > > > On Wed, 2006-04-12 at 22:19 +0100, Leon wrote: > > > > "Jeffrey D. Yuille" <jeffy5@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes: > > > > > Hello, > > > > > > I just booted to the desktop in FC5 and I see that all of my > > > desktop icons have become corrupted (except for the home, computer, > > > and trash icons). When I click on one of them, there is a message > > > that says "Cannot open (program).... The filename (program) indicates > > > that this file is of type 'desktop document'. The contents of the > > > file indicate that the file is of type 'desktop configuration file. ' > > > If you open this file, the file might present a security risk to your > > > system. " How do I restore the desktop icons (shortcuts)? I recall > > > in the past that I had a similar problem where there was a hidden > > > directory which had to be deleted and the computer rebooted in order > > > to restore the desktop. Any help would be appreciated. > > > > Try with a new user account. > > > > -- > > Leon > > > > Do you mean that I should create a new account from the current one I have now or should I create a separate account? I understand that > > there is a hidden file which would allow me to duplicate my desktop once I log out and log in again. > > Hi Jeffrey, > > Did you install or upgrade to fc5? If you upgrade from previous fc > release to fc5, very likely you will have problems with gnome. To be > honest there are a few minor bugs for gnome 2.14. > > My suggestion is you create a new user account to see if you have the > same issue. My FC5 works fine but I did a fresh install. > > Cheers, > -- > Leon > > Hello Leon, > > I did a fresh install of FC5. Gnome is working fine, except for the fact that the home directory is not left in the same place upon > reboot. I also saw that a bug was filed with Bugzilla. I created another user account (not a duplicate of my own) and upon reboot, the desktop > home directory was found below the other icons. I have also filed the bug a long time ago. It has been fixed in nautilus. Wait a couple of days for the update. -- Leon
