All it says is fedora core release 3 but i know for a fact i have Gnome 2.6

what's the output of this:

gnome-icon-theme-2.8.0-1
libgnomeprint22-2.8.0-2
gnome-audio-2.0.0-1
gnome-utils-2.8.0-5
gnome-media-2.8.0-3
gnome-vfs2-devel-2.8.2-8
libgnomecanvas-devel-2.8.0-1
gnome-mime-data-2.4.1-5
gnome-vfs2-2.8.2-8
gnome-python2-bonobo-2.6.0-3
gnome-pilot-2.0.12-4
libgnomecups-0.1.12-5
gnome-games-2.8.0-4
gnome-vfs2-smb-2.8.2-8
gnome-bluetooth-0.5.1-5
NetworkManager-gnome-0.3.1-3
libgnome-devel-2.8.0-2
libgnome-2.8.0-2
gnome-python2-gtkhtml2-2.6.0-3
system-switch-mail-gnome-0.5.25-3
gnome-desktop-2.8.0-3
gnome-pilot-conduits-2.0.12-3
libgail-gnome-1.1.0-1
gnome-session-2.8.0-4
gnome-panel-devel-2.8.1-3
libgnomecanvas-2.8.0-1
libgnomeui-2.8.0-1
gnome-python2-canvas-2.6.0-3
libgnomeprintui22-2.8.0-1
gnome-speech-0.3.5-4
gnome-kerberos-0.3.3-1
gnome-netstatus-2.8.0-3
gnome-terminal-2.7.3-1
gnome-volume-manager-1.1.0-5
libgnomeui-devel-2.8.0-1
gnome-desktop-devel-2.8.0-3
gnome-keyring-0.4.0-1
gnome-python2-2.6.0-3
gnome-panel-2.8.1-3
up2date-gnome-4.3.47-5
gnome-themes-2.8.0-1
gnome-keyring-manager-0.0.3-1
openssh-askpass-gnome-3.9p1-7
gnome-user-docs-2.8.0.1-1
gnome-mag-0.11.7-1
gnome-system-monitor-2.7.0-2
gnome-applets-2.8.0-5
gnome-pilot-devel-2.0.12-4

so... i am gussing i have 2.8 already... the thing is it doesn't look like the 2.8 file browser interface for some odd reason... mabey I just need to mess with the settings ^^.

yup, that's gnome 2.8...

=)

Ok well thats that thanks for all your help win32sucks .

Now for a new problem all togather . Getting the printers on the network to work. Fiddled with the thing for 2 days now and havent gotten anything to print correctly. I was trying to use the CUPS but i must be entering the stuff in wrong. 2 of the printers are on Windows XP pcs and the other is on a Windows 2003 small business server. tried a variety of different things and nothing worked. Any suggestions for a noob .