when click places and choose documents, it open totem Player.

thats a very odd problem... does clicking 'Home' icon at the top of the 'Places' menu, or any of the other places listed in the 'Places' menu work, or do they all open totem?

Exactly, when i click any place from the places tab, it opens totem movie player, but not when i click my computer.

ok wierd...
when did this start? what was the last thing that ahppened before it quit working? also, could you run this command in a terminal and paste the output here:

gedit ~/.gtk-bookmarks

Andrew

i guess it began when gstreamer crashed during a movie play.... Ok i ran this command and this is what appeared.
file:///home/astho/Documents
file:///home/astho/Music
file:///home/astho/Pictures
file:///home/astho/Videos
and tried opening , it did not work.

very odd. the .gtk-bookmarks file is supposed to control all the links in your 'Places' menu, and from what youve showed me, it looks perfectly normal, so i cant imagine why it would be opening totem by clicking the links, because the links are pointing to the right place.

try this: right-click somewhere on your panel and click 'Add to Panel', then search through and find the 'Main Menu' applet, and add it to the panel. then try and use that to to get to your home folder, via "Menu>Places>Home" and see if totem opens that way too.

If it works, then right click on the "Main menu" icon, and remove it and your 'Menu Bar' applet, then re-add the 'Menu Bar' applet where it was before. if totem still opens when you use the 'Main menu,' remove them both and re-add 'Menu Bar' again anyway, and try it again.

in the mean time, ill look around and see if anyone else has ever seen this issue.

hope this helps!

Andrew

Ok, I tried everything you said and still the same. The other extra thing i did was to remove Totem Movie Player and i did that. this is what it said without totem in my system.
"Could not open location" and the directory
failed to execute child process "totem-streamer"

seems like a link to totem is nested in the menu files somewhere...

i know this next post may be a little long, but could you please post the output of the following commands:

sudo gedit /etc/xdg/menus/settings.menu
sudo gedit /etc/xdg/menus/preferences.menu
sudo gedit /etc/xdg/menus/applications.menu

this is just reading the contents of a few of the key files that control where the menu entries point to. basically, we need to see if theres an entry linking to a totem.desktop file of some sort.

note: if you want to run all of the above commands at once to save some clicking, then paste this into the command line:

sudo gedit /etc/xdg/menus/settings.menu /etc/xdg/menus/preferences.menu /etc/xdg/menus/applications.menu

sorry your still having problems :(

Andrew

First output of : sudo gedit /etc/xdg/menus/settings.menu
<!DOCTYPE Menu PUBLIC "-//freedesktop//DTD Menu 1.0//EN"
 "http://www.freedesktop.org/standards/menu-spec/1.0/menu.dtd">

<Menu>

  <Name>Desktop</Name>
  <Directory>X-GNOME-Menu-System.directory</Directory>

  <!-- Ensure we read from the old capplets .desktop location -->
  <LegacyDir>/usr/share/control-center-2.0/capplets</LegacyDir>

  <!-- Read standard .directory and .desktop file locations -->
  <DefaultAppDirs/>
  <DefaultDirectoryDirs/>

  <!-- Read in overrides and child menus from applications-merged/ -->
  <DefaultMergeDirs/>

  <!-- Add a link to the control center -->
  <Include>
    <Filename>gnomecc.desktop</Filename>
  </Include>

  <!-- Merge in these other files as submenus -->
  <Menu>
    <Name>Preferences</Name>
    <Directory>Settings.directory</Directory>
    <Include>
      <And>
        <Category>Settings</Category>
        <Not>
          <Or>
            <Category>System</Category>
            <Filename>gnomecc.desktop</Filename>
          </Or>
        </Not>
      </And>
    </Include>
  </Menu>

  <!-- System Settings -->
  <Menu>
    <Name>Administration</Name>
    <Directory>Settings-System.directory</Directory>
    <Include>
      <And>
        <Category>Settings</Category>
        <Category>System</Category>
      </And>
    </Include>
  </Menu> <!-- End System Settings -->

  <Layout>
    <Menuname>Preferences</Menuname>
    <Menuname>Administration</Menuname>
    <Merge type="menus"/>
    <Merge type="files"/>
  </Layout>

</Menu> <!-- End Settings -->

2nd output of :sudo gedit /etc/xdg/menus/applications.menu<!DOCTYPE Menu PUBLIC "-//freedesktop//DTD Menu 1.0//EN"
 "http://www.freedesktop.org/standards/menu-spec/1.0/menu.dtd">

<Menu>

  <Name>Applications</Name>
  <Directory>X-GNOME-Menu-Applications.directory</Directory>

  <!-- Scan legacy dirs first, as later items take priority -->
  <LegacyDir>/etc/X11/applnk</LegacyDir>
  <LegacyDir>/usr/share/gnome/apps</LegacyDir>
  <LegacyDir>/usr/share/control-center-2.0/capplets</LegacyDir>

  <!-- Read standard .directory and .desktop file locations -->
  <DefaultAppDirs/>
  <DefaultDirectoryDirs/>

  <!-- Read in overrides and child menus from applications-merged/ -->
  <DefaultMergeDirs/>

  <!-- Accessories submenu -->
  <Menu>
    <Name>Accessories</Name>
    <Directory>Utility.directory</Directory>
    <Include>
      <And>
        <Category>Utility</Category>
 <!-- Accessibility spec must have either the Utility or Settings
      category, and we display an accessibility submenu already for
      the ones that do not have Settings, so don't display accessibility
      applications here -->
        <Not><Category>Accessibility</Category></Not>
        <Not><Category>System</Category></Not>
      </And>
    </Include>
  </Menu> <!-- End Accessories -->

  <!-- Accessibility submenu -->
  <Menu>
    <Name>Universal Access</Name>
    <Directory>Utility-Accessibility.directory</Directory>
    <Include>
      <And>
        <Category>Accessibility</Category>
        <Not><Category>Settings</Category></Not>
      </And>
    </Include>
  </Menu> <!-- End Accessibility -->

  <!-- Development Tools -->
  <Menu>
    <Name>Development</Name>
    <Directory>Development.directory</Directory>
    <Include>
      <And>
        <Category>Development</Category>
      </And>
      <Filename>emacs.desktop</Filename>
    </Include>
  </Menu> <!-- End Development Tools -->

  <!-- Education -->
  <Menu>
    <Name>Education</Name>
    <Directory>Education.directory</Directory>
    <Include>
      <And>
        <Category>Education</Category>
      </And>
    </Include>
  </Menu> <!-- End Education -->

  <!-- Games -->
  <Menu>
    <Name>Games</Name>
    <Directory>Game.directory</Directory>
    <Include>
      <And>
        <Category>Game</Category>
        <Not><Category>ActionGame</Category></Not>
        <Not><Category>AdventureGame</Category></Not>
        <Not><Category>ArcadeGame</Category></Not>
        <Not><Category>BoardGame</Category></Not>
        <Not><Category>BlocksGame</Category></Not>
        <Not><Category>CardGame</Category></Not>
        <Not><Category>KidsGame</Category></Not>
        <Not><Category>LogicGame</Category></Not>
        <Not><Category>Simulation</Category></Not>
        <Not><Category>SportsGame</Category></Not>
        <Not><Category>StrategyGame</Category></Not>
      </And>
    </Include>
    <DefaultLayout inline="true" inline_limit="8" inline_header="false">
      <Merge type="menus"/>
      <Merge type="files"/>
    </DefaultLayout>
    <Menu>
      <Name>Action</Name>
      <Directory>ActionGames.directory</Directory>
      <Include>
        <Category>ActionGame</Category>
      </Include>
    </Menu>
    <Menu>
      <Name>Adventure</Name>
      <Directory>AdventureGames.directory</Directory>
      <Include>
        <Category>AdventureGame</Category>
      </Include>
    </Menu>
    <Menu>
      <Name>Arcade</Name>
      <Directory>ArcadeGames.directory</Directory>
      <Include>
        <Category>ArcadeGame</Category>
      </Include>
    </Menu>
    <Menu>
      <Name>Board</Name>
      <Directory>BoardGames.directory</Directory>
      <Include>
        <Category>BoardGame</Category>
      </Include>
    </Menu>
    <Menu>
      <Name>Blocks</Name>
      <Directory>BlocksGames.directory</Directory>
      <Include>
        <Category>BlocksGame</Category>
      </Include>
    </Menu>
    <Menu>
      <Name>Cards</Name>
      <Directory>CardGames.directory</Directory>
      <Include>
        <Category>CardGame</Category>
      </Include>
    </Menu>
    <Menu>
      <Name>Kids</Name>
      <Directory>KidsGames.directory</Directory>
      <Include>
        <Category>KidsGame</Category>
      </Include>
    </Menu>
    <Menu>
      <Name>Logic</Name>
      <Directory>LogicGames.directory</Directory>
      <Include>
        <Category>LogicGame</Category>
      </Include>
    </Menu>
    <Menu>
      <Name>Role Playing</Name>
      <Directory>RolePlayingGames.directory</Directory>
      <Include>
        <Category>RolePlaying</Category>
      </Include>
    </Menu>
    <Menu>
      <Name>Simulation</Name>
      <Directory>SimulationGames.directory</Directory>
      <Include>
        <Category>Simulation</Category>
      </Include>
    </Menu>
    <Menu>
      <Name>Sports</Name>
      <Directory>SportsGames.directory</Directory>
      <Include>
        <Category>SportsGame</Category>
      </Include>
    </Menu>
    <Menu>
      <Name>Strategy</Name>
      <Directory>StrategyGames.directory</Directory>
      <Include>
        <Category>StrategyGame</Category>
      </Include>
    </Menu>
  </Menu> <!-- End Games -->

  <!-- Graphics -->
  <Menu>
    <Name>Graphics</Name>
    <Directory>Graphics.directory</Directory>
    <Include>
      <And>
        <Category>Graphics</Category>
      </And>
    </Include>
  </Menu> <!-- End Graphics -->

  <!-- Internet -->
  <Menu>
    <Name>Internet</Name>
    <Directory>Network.directory</Directory>
    <Include>
      <And>
        <Category>Network</Category>
      </And>
    </Include>
  </Menu> <!-- End Internet -->

  <!-- Multimedia -->
  <Menu>
    <Name>Multimedia</Name>
    <Directory>AudioVideo.directory</Directory>
    <Include>
      <And>
        <Category>AudioVideo</Category>
      </And>
    </Include>
  </Menu> <!-- End Multimedia -->

  <!-- Office -->
  <Menu>
    <Name>Office</Name>
    <Directory>Office.directory</Directory>
    <Include>
      <And>
        <Category>Office</Category>
      </And>
    </Include>
  </Menu> <!-- End Office -->

  <!-- System Tools-->
  <Menu>
    <Name>System</Name>
    <Directory>System-Tools.directory</Directory>
    <Include>
      <And>
        <Category>System</Category>
        <Not><Category>Settings</Category></Not>
 <Not><Category>Game</Category></Not>
      </And>
    </Include>
  </Menu> <!-- End System Tools -->

  <!-- Other -->
  <Menu>
    <Name>Other</Name>
    <Directory>X-GNOME-Other.directory</Directory>
    <OnlyUnallocated/>
    <Include>
      <And>
        <Not><Category>Core</Category></Not>
        <Not><Category>Settings</Category></Not>
        <Not><Category>Screensaver</Category></Not>
      </And>
    </Include>
  </Menu> <!-- End Other -->

  <!-- The Debian menu -->
  <Menu>
    <Name>Debian</Name>
    <MergeFile>debian-menu.menu</MergeFile>
    <Directory>Debian.directory</Directory>
  </Menu>

<Include>
  <Filename>gnome-app-install.desktop</Filename>
</Include>

<!-- Separator between menus and gnome-app-install -->
<Layout>
  <Merge type="menus"/>
  <Merge type="files"/>
  <Separator/>
  <Filename>gnome-app-install.desktop</Filename>
</Layout>

</Menu> <!-- End Applications -->

3rd output of : sudo gedit /etc/xdg/menus/preferences.menu

<!DOCTYPE Menu PUBLIC "-//freedesktop//DTD Menu 1.0//EN"
 "http://www.freedesktop.org/standards/menu-spec/1.0/menu.dtd">

<Menu>
  <Name>Preferences</Name>
  <Directory>Preferences.directory</Directory>

  <!-- Read standard .directory and .desktop file locations -->
  <DefaultAppDirs/>
  <DefaultDirectoryDirs/>

  <!-- Ensure we read from the old capplets .desktop location -->
  <LegacyDir>/usr/share/control-center-2.0/capplets</LegacyDir>

  <!-- Read in overrides and child menus from preferences-merged/ -->
  <DefaultMergeDirs/>

  <!-- Stuff in the toplevel -->
  <Include>
    <And>
      <Category>Settings</Category>
      <Not>
        <Or>
          <Category>System</Category>
          <Category>Accessibility</Category>
   <Filename>gnomecc.desktop</Filename>
        </Or>
      </Not>
    </And>
  </Include>

  <!-- Accessibility -->
  <Menu>
    <Name>Universal Access</Name>
    <Directory>Settings-Accessibility.directory</Directory>
    <Include>
      <And>
        <Category>Settings</Category>
        <Category>Accessibility</Category>
      </And>
    </Include>
  </Menu>

</Menu> <!-- End Prefs -->

I filed something similar to your problem as a bug and the solution that was given to me was to look in the nautilus properties on a folder and see what program is associated to open it.

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bug/258030

hope this helps.

I did not know what to do. instead i decide to clean that old software and being a new copy. it works good