Michael, all, I was able to fix the issue for myself this way: http://ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php?p=8573694&postcount=4
When I logged back in, the the effects were set back to "none". I selected my preference, logged out, back in, and they were still working. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/497756 Title: Compiz/Window manager fails to load on login -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs