> Can someone please help me? Eventually.... :-) > In my enthusiasm to clean up my system and remove some "unwanted" > software, I've managed to disable Xwindows. It no longer starts > automatically and I'm unable to start it from the command line. Of course this has taught you a lesson and you'll be sure to keep notes on what you do in the future. Simple first question..... What happens when you type "startx" at the command line?