Upgraded OS, No launcher or status bar . Other things seem to work

The default desktop now uses Unity. This does not have a top menu but instead uses the Dash a series of icons down the right hand side. I personally am not very keen on it but others seem to like it.

Take a look at the manual here:

http://ubuntu-manual.org/downloads

Try it out before you dismiss it. If you don't like it however you can get back to something similar to the desktop in 10.04LTS as follows

Open a terminal (CTRL+ALT+T) and enter the following

sudo apt-get install gnome panel

Next time you boot up on the login screen next to the user name and just above the password box there is a circular icon. Click on it and this will list the available desktop environments select "Ubuntu Classic" and login. Not identical to the old desktop but a lot more familiar

If you make a fresh Ubuntu user, is it the same when you log in as the new user?

On Sat, Oct 27, 2012 at 10:06 AM, actionparsnip <
<email address hidden>> wrote:

> Your question #212465 on Ubuntu changed:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/212465
>
> actionparsnip requested more information:
> If you make a fresh Ubuntu user, is it the same when you log in as the
> new user?
>
> Because I was not able to get to any thing I could not make a new user .
But I logged in as guest user, all I got was a blank screen with what
looked like the default walpaper.

> --
> To answer this request for more information, you can either reply to
> this email or enter your reply at the following page:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/212465
>
> You received this question notification because you asked the question.
>

On Sat, Oct 27, 2012 at 3:50 AM, Warren Hill <
<email address hidden>> wrote:

> Your question #212465 on Ubuntu changed:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/212465
>
> Status: Open => Answered
>
> Warren Hill proposed the following answer:
> The default desktop now uses Unity. This does not have a top menu but
> instead uses the Dash a series of icons down the right hand side. I
> personally am not very keen on it but others seem to like it.
>
> Take a look at the manual here:
>
> http://ubuntu-manual.org/downloads
>
> Try it out before you dismiss it. If you don't like it however you can
> get back to something similar to the desktop in 10.04LTS as follows
>
> Open a terminal (CTRL+ALT+T) and enter the following
>
> sudo apt-get install gnome panel
>
> Next time you boot up on the login screen next to the user name and just
> above the password box there is a circular icon. Click on it and this
> will list the available desktop environments select "Ubuntu Classic" and
> login. Not identical to the old desktop but a lot more familiar
>
> My problem was not that I did not like the Unity desktop, but that the
Unity desktop did not exist. I could not get to any programs. I tried
your suggestion and it worked, I now have a desktop I can use.
 Would it be possible to load the Unity desktop like I did with Gnome?

> --
> If this answers your question, please go to the following page to let us
> know that it is solved:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/212465/+confirm?answer_id=0
>
> If you still need help, you can reply to this email or go to the
> following page to enter your feedback:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/212465
>
> You received this question notification because you asked the question.
>

Thanks Warren Hill, that solved my question.

Thanks, installing gnome panel worked out my similar (i think) problem!

But I somehow managed to create a fresh user, and this one has the launcher and top bar intact.