Desktop wallpaper and icons disappear

[andrewabc]

For some reason it seems that randomly the desktop wallpaper and icons do not show up when I start ubuntu 8.04.
I can not right click on the desktop either.
I can click on place->desktop and it shows all my files on the desktop in nautilus.

I´ve only seen one or two other person report this but no real solution was made available. Other than logging out and back in.
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=815862
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=833137
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=826774

The background is orangish (default colours of ubuntu?).
When I turn on compiz the background turns black.

ctrl+alt+backspace and logging back in fixed the problem.
Although I have no idea if will work next time I start computer.

EDIT:
It has been working fine now. Must be an update that messes it up and needs to be logged in and out to reset it to work properly.

[andrewabc]

I just had this problem occur again.
This time it occurred after a power outage when the computer was on. Although the computer was running windows xp at the time.

It seems ctrl+alt+backspace is a quick fix to this problem.