Problem solved! Sam Varghese gave me the clue that combined with previous suggestions solved the problem of getting rid of enlightenment.The "home" directory for root is not "home" but root. When I edited .xsessions in the root directory, I got the icewm back. Thanks to all who tried to help. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get email alerts & NEW webcam video instant messaging with Yahoo! Messenger. http://im.yahoo.com