configure your computer stopped working
 

hello everiboy,
i'm using Mandriva 2007 and all the sudden "configure your computer" stopped working. When i click on the icon the cursor spins for about 15 seconds than nothing happend.... i tried to switch to kde from gnome and it does the same thing.... i tried to log in a root and same thing....
anybody has an idea how to fix it? i'd really prefere to fix it than reinstalling it.
Thank you in advance

Similar situation
On my Fedora, when I updated the kernel to a new release, everything was cool. Then I installed the nvidia drivers (Fedora, not from nvidia), and strange things like that happened, not long after there was another kernel update and matching nvidia drv. , that did'nt help. Using a backup image of the fresh install, I made a new partition and installed it there, I installed the newest nvidia matching newest kernel last after all other updates and everything was fine. It was graphics related.

Have you applied updates lately, it can be related to any change made to the system recently.

Open a shell window, su to root, and type in drakconf. Read the resulting error messages, and you will have a much better idea of what is wrong.

If you don't understand the error messages, post back with them.

hey thank you for the reply,
i did that and this is what i got


Can't locate Gtk2.pm in @INC (@INC contains: /usr/lib/libDrakX /usr/lib/perl5/5.8.8/x86_64-linux /usr/lib/perl5/5.8.8 /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.8/x86_64-linux /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.8 /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl /usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl/5.8.8/x86_64-linux /usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl/5.8.8 /usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl/5.8.7 /usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl/5.8.7/x86_64-linux /usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl/5.8.6 /usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl .) at /usr/lib/libDrakX/mygtk2.pm line 13.
BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at /usr/lib/libDrakX/mygtk2.pm line 13.
Compilation failed in require at /usr/lib/libDrakX/ugtk2.pm line 37.
BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at /usr/lib/libDrakX/ugtk2.pm line 37.
Compilation failed in require at /usr/sbin/drakconf.real line 35.
BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at /usr/sbin/drakconf.real line 35.

You are missing a perl package, or else you have a version problem with your perl installation. The missing file should be here:
/usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl/5.8.8/i386-linux/Gtk2.pm

and it should have permissions 644. If it isn't there, then you need to reinstall at least one package, perl-Gtk2-1.140-1mdv2007.0.i586.rpm.

If reinstalling this package doesn't fix things, then uninstall/reinstall all perl and that should fix you up.

unfortunately Gtk2.pm it is there, and permission are fine... so i will have to uninstall/install perl..
thanks for your help