GNOME desktop sometimes doesn't appear

When I start computer and load GNOME through GDM, GNOME desktop sometimes doesn't appear. Both panels appear but wallpaper and icons don't appear, only gray background. I should press Ctrl+Alt+Backspace to reload X Window and after it desktop appears. How to fix this problem?

I removed KDE 4.1 several days ago, installed GDM and wrote it in DAEMONS list to launch in /etc/rc.conf. On my work computer I have "clean" GNOME and never installed KDE there. And on my work everything is ok. Maybe I still have any remains of KDE on my home computer which make this problem?

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Launch the Console application in any of the following ways:
☞ Enter the first few letters of its name into a Spotlight search. Select it in the results (it should be at the top.)
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For example, if the system was unresponsive or was failing to shut down for three minutes before you forced a restart, post the messages timestamped within three minutes before the boot time, not after. Please include the BOOT_TIME message at the end of the log extract—not at the beginning.
If there are long runs of repeated messages, please post only one example of each. Don’t post many repetitions of the same message.
☞ When posting a log extract, be selective. A few dozen lines are almost always more than enough.
☞ Some private information, such as your name, may appear in the log. Anonymize before posting.
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Please don't post screenshots of log messages—post the text.
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3. apple ipod mini
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Hello,
My PC : HP Elite m9361.ch Vista X64 Edition Familiale Premium
My iPhone : 3GS 16Mo, OS 3.1.2
Itunes : 9.0.2.25
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C:\Windows\System32\WpdConns.dll
C:\Windows\System32\WpdMtp.dll
C:\Windows\System32\WpdMtpUS.dll
C:\Windows\System32\drivers\WpdUsb.sys
C:\Windows\System32\drivers\WUDFRd.sys
C:\Windows\System32\drivers\UMDF\WpdMtpDr.dll
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