There are some other ways to fix this; however, I would highly recommend re-installing the system. Ubuntu has its problems, but most problems start immediately after installation. They can usually be fixed with re-installation. There might be other ways, though... David <div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Jun 11, 2008 at 7:09 AM, Donny George <<a href="mailto:donny008@gmail.com">donny008@gmail.com</a>> wrote: <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"> hello i have just finished installing the ubuntu 8.04 desktop and all the installation steps went perfectly fine. but now once i restart and try to log in with the user id and password the screen kind of blinks for a while and returns back to the log in screen again. and it happens the same way even after repeated attempts. could some one kindly guide and help me with this so that i can get into the desktop please. thanks in advance donny -- ubuntu-users mailing list <a href="mailto:ubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com">ubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com</a> Modify settings or unsubscribe at: <a href="https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users" target="_blank">https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users</a> </blockquote></div>