upgraded from 12.04 to 12.10 and desktop will not operate

Asked by Roger Warburton

upgraded and now have lost all operation on 12.10 it loads and then the first item that is clicked on freezes and it forces me to manually close down

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said :
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If you make a fresh user, is it the same?

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Roger Warburton (r-j-warby) said :
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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said :
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If you press CTRL+ALT+F1 you can make a new user there after logging in with:

sudo adduser newuser

then reboot by running:

sudo reboot

and log in as the new user.

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Roger Warburton (r-j-warby) said :
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Roger Warburton (r-j-warby) said :
#5

Yes that worked but it doesnt solve my problem have to get access to my files etc

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Roger Warburton (r-j-warby) said :
#6

Yes thats got me going but I need access to my own files etc,not solved my
problem

On 19 October 2012 21:31, actionparsnip <
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> Your question #211719 on Ubuntu changed:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/211719
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> Status: Open => Answered
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> actionparsnip proposed the following answer:
> If you press CTRL+ALT+F1 you can make a new user there after logging in
> with:
>
> sudo adduser newuser
>
> then reboot by running:
>
> sudo reboot
>
> and log in as the new user.
>
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Roger Warburton (r-j-warby) said :
#7

Managed to get access to my account and in that session upgraded the softwear,it now seems to be working o.k.
Thanks to all