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   From: SINNER <99nesorjd@gates_of_hell.invalid>   
   Subject: Re: No Windows (Manager) and No Sound   
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   Date: Tue, 13 Feb 2007 13:29:39 GMT   
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   * Patient Guy wrote in alt.os.linux.ubuntu:   
      
   > 6.06 Ubuntu "D" version   
      
   > Don't know what happened but I have no "windows" under GNOME.   
      
   > The window that appear remain fixed on the upper left corner.  There is   
   > not top bar window controls (max, min, close) and no resize.   
      
   > I must have inadvertently set a modeless windows mode.   
      
   > No task bar at bottom either.   
      
   > When I go to System->Preferences->Windows, I get an alert:   
      
   >    Cannot start the preferences application for your window manager   
   >    Window manager "unknown" has not registered a configuration tool   
      
   > I can't seem to find anything in GNOME that will give me my "manager."   
      
   > Any ideas?   
      
   Can you open a terminal?   
      
   Try:   
      
   $ metacity 2> /dev/null &   
      
   For some reason your window manager isnt starting. Did you install   
   something new?   
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