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SOLVED! Desktop Is Haywire

davec51

Sun Jun 24, 2012 2:08:08 am

I installed Zorin 6 Ultimate, and, for a few days, all was bliss. Today, suddenly, I can't use the os at all: When I log in after bootup, the desktop background suddenly goes blank and reappears, moving the mouse causes uncontrolled blinking, and I can't close windows that I have painstakingly opened. I have tried several backgrounds and looks, but nothing helps. Perhaps I'm missing some boot command in my grub; I don't know.
No fixes worked -- I had great trouble even opening a terminal -- but I reinstalled Zorin 6 Ultimate and it seems to be working well.

Wolfman

Sun Jun 24, 2012 4:18:57 am

Hi davec51,

try the 3rd option in the "Broken Files" section and let us know if it helps:

viewtopic.php?f=6&t=2247

Regards Wolfman :D

davec51

Sun Jun 24, 2012 4:41:11 pm

Thanks, Wolfman. Things apparently were so bady broken that I couldn't make headway with fixing. I don't keep documents on this hard drive anyway, so little was lost in the reinstallation.