here's a strange one...
while waiting for the reply, i logged in as root and created a new user to see if i could duplicate the same issue with just a terminal box in the bottom right corner. i restarted and that user worked perfectly, kde desktop came up smoothly.  so i logged out and went back in as my original user and it worked perfectly as well.  go figure.  i know this isn't a fix but it appears to working fine.
 
thanks for all your help, its been greatly appreciated.
 
charles
 
> From: jreznik@redhat.com
> To: fedora-kde@lists.fedoraproject.org
> Subject: Re: help
> Date: Wed, 24 Jun 2009 17:18:50 +0200
>
> On Wednesday 24 June 2009 17:13:37 Charles J Smith III wrote:
> > i've tried the command and here's the result. keep in mind that the kde
> > desktop works if i login in as root, just not when i log in as user
> >
> >
> >
> > [root@III III] yum groupinstall kde
>
> It's not "kde" group but "KDE (K Desktop Environment)".
>
> Yes, I don't like it :D And KDE is going through some changes, as it's not a
> desktop now but KDE community with KDE workspace, applications, people...
>
> Try to change session in GDM/KDM (the login screen). It's preferred way to
> change it for user.
>
> Jaroslav
>
> >
> > loaded plugins: refresh-packagekit
> >
> > setting up group process
> >
> > warning: group kde does not exist.
> >
> > no packagess in any requested group available to install or update
> >
> > > Date: Wed, 24 Jun 2009 09:55:01 -0500
> > > Subject: Re: help
> > > From: maxamillion@gmail.com
> > > To: fedora-kde@lists.fedoraproject.org
> > >
> > > On Wed, Jun 24, 2009 at 9:53 AM, Thomas
> > >
> > > Janssen<thomasj@fedoraproject.org> wrote:
> > > > yum groupinstall "KDE (K Desktop Environment)"
> > >
> > > Run that command in a terminal window and make sure to do so as root
> > > or it will complain.
> > >
> > > -Adam
> > >
> > > --
> > > http://maxamillion.googlepages.com
> > > ---------------------------------------------------------
> > > () ascii ribbon campaign - against html e-mail
> > > /\ www.asciiribbon.org - against proprietary attachments
> > > _______________________________________________
> > > fedora-kde mailing list
> > > fedora-kde@lists.fedoraproject.org
> > > https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/fedora-kde
> > > New to KDE4? - get help from http://userbase.kde.org
>
> --
> Jaroslav Řezník <jreznik@redhat.com>
> Associate Software Engineer - Base Operating Systems Brno
>
> Office: +420 532 294 275
> Mobile: +420 731 455 332
> Red Hat, Inc. http://cz.redhat.com/
> _______________________________________________
> fedora-kde mailing list
> fedora-kde@lists.fedoraproject.org
> https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/fedora-kde
> New to KDE4? - get help from http://userbase.kde.org