Google Chrome is installed but won't run

[Lisi <lisi.reisz@gmail.com>]

I have just installed Google Chrome on a vanilla almost default Squeeze/LXDE 
installation.  It is there, but won't run.  I have tried:

click on icon in menu - nothing happens

launch from launcher - command is accepted, but launcher then hangs

run from terminal - command is accepted, but terminal then hangs

run from terminal with complete path (/usr/bin/google-chrome) - command is 
accepted, but terminal then hangs

Run from root terminal - error message comes up:
<quote>
root@Hercules:/home/peter# google-chrome
[2248:2248:412227201:ERROR:chrome_browser_main_extra_parts_gtk.cc(50)]
Startup refusing to run as root.
root@Hercules:/home/peter#
</quote>

Help!

Lisi