LXDE and Compiz Desktop partially stops responding [Solved]

ok,
So I decided to install Compiz on an LXDE install, don't ask me why I was bored. Well everything about it is running great, except that when ever I open a file or folder on the desktop it opens fine and I close it. I go to open a folder on the desktop and it will not open to save my life. So far it seems only libre documents will open consistently, but folders not so much. Any ideas? The folders will open once I have to logout of X and log back in and I can open one folder and close it and it reproduces the error every time.
Last edited by mich04 (2012-02-04 16:49:14)

So I figured out that it was because I had full directories on the desktop instead of shortcuts, thus it was causing the desktop to freeze.

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download.plist
Then go to Home/Library/Preferences and delete
com.apple.Safari.plist
Repair permissions (in Disk Utility).
Start up Safari again, and things should have improved.

Skype has stopped responding

When I start Skype everything works with login, when I'm logined then it stops and says Skype has stopped responding. I tried to uninstall LogMeIn Hamachi but it don't work!!! Help please!
Solved!
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Try to reset all Skype settings.
Quit Skype or use Windows Task Manager to kill any Skype.exe process. Go to Windows Start and in the Search/Run box type %appdata% and then press Enter or click the OK button. The Windows File Explorer will pop up. There locate a folder named “Skype”. Rename this folder to something different, e.g. Skype_old.
Next go to Windows Start and in the Search/Run box type %temp%\skype and then press Enter or click the OK button. Delete the DbTemp folder.
Restart Skype.
N.B. If needed, you will still be able to re-establish your call and chat history. All data is still saved in the Skype_old folder.

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