Hi, you can start gnopernicus in two ways. >From the run dialog. 1. alt+f2 to open the run dialog. 2. Type gnopernicus. 3. Press enter or click on run. Automatic startup. The following instructions is how to start gnopernicus automatically on startup on Mandrake 9.2 or later. 1. alt+f1 to get the Gnome panel menu. 2. Arrow to configuration and press enter. 3. Arrow to Gnome and press enter. 4. Arrow to accessibility and press enter. 5. arrow to assistive technology support, and press enter. 6. Enable assistive technology support, and screen reader, and press spacebar on close. 7. Log out, and then log back in. 8. You would be setup. (Note, some distributions place the assistive stuff in gnome panel menu\settings\accessibility.)