> > 1. Is there any damage in startkde of running > kdetcompmgr as a background > > task? > > Yes > > > > > 2. What process started in startkde is launching > kconf_update? > > Don't know > > > > > 3. Why is kconf_update being launched? > > To regenerate a configuration file index IIRC > > > > > 4. Is there a way to prevent kconf_update from > running? > > Not a good idea > > Sorry! Looks like kded might be causing this. There is a setting in KControl KDE Performance to disable system configuration startup checks. Possibly that can be enabled to stop kconf_update. Darrell