ok. did that command to get the templates (new > prg link, folder, etc) but now i don't have any desktop icons when logging into the kde as root. This cold be related or unrelated to the command that i used, but i 've done nothing more than that -- Sent from: Lattitude (deg): 32.7130 Longitude (deg): -117.1530 Altitude (ft): 410.0 GMT to Local (hrs): -8.0 (daylight savings enabled) ------------ Created with Linux-Mandrake 6.1! http://www.linux-mandrake.com/ Currently Beta Testing Mandrake Ver 7.0 (CODE NAMED: OXYGEN)