Try this, Open "Main Menu[System]->Preferences->Sessions" And there remove firefox and thunderbird from the startup programs. Also watch for the Order values. On Sun, 2007-08-19 at 21:27 -0400, Dave Sampson wrote: > hey Folks, > > Running FC6 and GNOME. > > I've tried scratching my head on how to start searching for answers to > my problem but I think I lack the proper terms and vocab. > > This is the problem. > > 1. I boot my computer (fine) > 2. I login with ID and PW > 3. Desktop starts to load, but before I see the gnome "loading splash > screen" what ever this is called. I get firefox that checks for updates > and then opens. I have to then close it manualy. Then Thunderbird starts > up and I have to exit that manualy. > 4. then the splash come sup with all the little icons that apear as > various things load... > 5. then I have my desktop. > 6. Then I reopen thunderbird (to check e-mail) > 7. then I open firefox to surf. > 8. continue on with general procrastination. > > How can I fix the problem of the pre-load issue of firefox and thunderbird. > > I usualy do RPM's but no RPS'm avail for 2.x of either so I went with > tar binaries. > > I search for boot order and GDM and GNOM and GNOME desktop and display > maner etc etc etc... but nothing documenting this behaviour... i tried > searching bugs at the mozilla bug pages for both issues and still > nothing..... > > any ideas? > > Cheers > _______________________________________________ > gnome-list mailing list > gnome-list@xxxxxxxxx > http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gnome-list _______________________________________________ gnome-list mailing list gnome-list@xxxxxxxxx http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gnome-list