On Thursday 16 May 2013 19:12:45 Sharon Kimble wrote: > > To kill it you'll need its' PID - try ps -A in a terminal window. > > > > But first I need to know what the programme name is, Or be very patient, and read through all the applications running, starting at the bottom of teh list ( <# ps ax>) until you get to a DE or WM, then note its/their PID and kill it/them. I have done this in similar circumstances. HTH Lisi