My KDE did something like that a while ago.  However, my KDE3
applications still work so I occasionaly use them while in my newly
configured gnome desktop.

Sorry I couldn't be of help but my fix was simply switching to Gnome. 
One day when I have some spare time on my hands, I may try to fix it but
in the mean time, I've switched to Gnome and I really like some of its
features.

BTW, I too am running MDK8.2.

On Fri, 2002-07-19 at 12:40, Raymond Cantwell wrote:
> Hey all,
> It seems that my KDE has gone the way of the Dodo. I powered down and 
> when i rebooted KDE came up but none of the icon or configuration 
> changes that i have been running were there anymore. So i switch to 
> Gnome to see if that worked. It was going strong, but any app associated 
> with KDE will not open and i have used them in Gnome before. Any 
> suggestions ?
> BTW, I am running Mandrake 8.2.
> Ray
> malbojia@qwest.net
> 
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