> Here is the snippet. Probably needs some more error
> checking!

I always feel bad I don't code in C++, but I can handle shell scripts. Here is an updated startkde with a section of code for migrating an existing KDE3 profile.

I ran several tests here. Seems to work, but I am only one person on one system. :)

Please test and provide feedback!

Link:
http://humanreadable.nfshost.com/trinity/patches/kdebase/startkde-R14.0

Darrell