[ubuntu-uk] Lost desktop not loading at startup

[scoundrel50a]

On 08/11/11 20:14, Colin Law wrote:
> On 8 November 2011 19:52, scoundrel50a<scoundrel50a at gmail.com>  wrote:
>> Ok, a bit more,when I open a terminal using Ctrl+Alt+T and enter unity
>> --reset it says unity-panel-service: no process found, goes through a few
>> things of initializing, and stops and hangs
> Get the terminal with Ctrl+Alt+T then type
> ccsm
> to run the compiz config settings manager.  If it appears then find
> the Ubuntu Unity Plugin and if it is not enabled then enable it.
>
> If ccsm is not installed then this may not be the problem, but in your
> case I would try installing it
> sudo apt-get install compizconfig-settings-manager
> then run ccsm as above.
>
> Colin
>
Hi, that worked I got it back, and comparing my other machine, it had 
changed compiz>Preferences>Backend rom gconf configuration backend to 
the other option, which took away unity....but I have no windows 
comtrol, and there are no borders around the windows and I cant close, 
minimize reduce anything, each window I open opens in the left corner, 
and right up the top of the screen which causes the panel to hide.....I 
can move the windows using Alt then pressing the curser, but I cant 
close them, so got loads of windows open but noway to close.....


John