The answer on this one is: 1. use the Configuration Editor to tell nautilus not to show the desktop 2. log out and back in again 3. use the Configuration Editor to tell nautilus *to* show the desktop 4. reboot When you next log in, the desktop, icons, folders and so on are all back again. BHS! Jonathan -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/MailingListGuidelines