Lost Desktop Icons XFDESKTOP Error

Two day old AA1 that was running fine with all the live updates, VLC and Skype installed. That's all...then I right clicked and used the update to search for some solitaire games from PySolFC. After the update, I lost my desktop and only get a black screen instead of the desktop. In top right corner of screen is a box letting me select between desktop and internet. There is a bar along bottom with a house in bottom left - when I click the house I get the message

Could not run command: xfdesktop2 --gohome:
Failed to execute child process "xfdesktop2" (No such file or directory)

I am able to conncect wifi (the 'connectec' notice pops up), adjust screen brightness, volume, etc.
I am able to open a terminal after searching "terminal" in desktop mode. How do I get my desktop back? I read some post from Aug 08 where someone had the same problem and it was suggested he open a terminal just like I did...but the thread ended there. Didn't give anymore instructions what to do in terminal.

I have no backup since I was just getting the AA1 customized with a couple of added programs and tweaks. I sure would not like to re-install and start all over for just this xfdesktop error.

Any suggestions?

Thanks

 

If you open a terminal and do:

ls -l /usr/bin/xfdesktop*

what are the results?

Cheers.

 

entering: ls -l /usr/bin/xfdesktop*
I get:
-rwxr -..... (in green) /usr/bin/xfdesktop2.bak
-rwxr....... (in green) /usr/bin/xfdesktop2.joy
.......................... /usr/bin/xfdesktop.bak
.........................../usr/bin/xfdesktopnew
........................... /usr/bin/xfdesktop-old
........................... /usr/bin/xfdesktop-xfce

Is that any clue?

 

I'd get more of a clue if you actually posted the results and not a bunch of .....

Cheers.

 

I have the same problem! I am a complete beginner, I was just trying to add some games and got to this point by mistake! I just want to get back to the original looking desktop set up for linux on AAO. ca anyone help please (in simple terminology)?! thanks Carol

 

CAn you do what rbil asked and post the listing of that directory (in full, not dotted out!)?

 

i have the same problem here,

was trying to change the file to put some icons on the desktop and when i started up the machine again, there is nothing on the desktop and my right click wont work
heres the results from the search

-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 297 2008-06-06 11:17 /usr/bin/xfdesktop
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 443287 2008-09-17 23:42 /usr/bin/xfdesktop2
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 901378 2008-04-25 14:44 /usr/bin/xfdesktop2.bak
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 920877 2008-04-26 12:36 /usr/bin/xfdesktop2.joy
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 916702 2008-04-06 01:01 /usr/bin/xfdesktop.bak
-rwxrwxr-x 1 root root 277 2008-07-11 07:02 /usr/bin/xfdesktopnew
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 916094 2008-03-20 15:03 /usr/bin/xfdesktop-old
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 255716 2008-03-12 03:42 /usr/bin/xfdesktop-xfce
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