dbus issue (plus others) in 10.2
 

After a fresh install of openSUSE, I have quickly encountered three problems. The first two only took effect after a small update which removed a couple packages, seemingly without direct replacements.

1) After logging into gnome I am presented with the error:

There was an error starting the GNOME Settings Daemon.
Some things, such as themes, sounds, or background settings may not work correctly.
The last error message was:
Failed to execute dbus-launch to autolaunch D-Bus session
GNOME will still try to restart the Settings Daemon next time you log in.

This happens every time. When I try to launch gnome-theme-manager, a pop-up message similar to the previous reads:

Unable to start the settings manager 'gnome-settings-daemon'.
Without the GNOME settings manager running, some preferences may not take effect. This could indicate a problem with Bonobo, or a non-GNOME (e.g. KDE) settings manager may already be active and conflicting with the GNOME settings manager.

gnome-settings-daemon is not in $PATH, though I'm uncertain if it should be.

2) launching banshee fails and prints the following to STDOUT:

$ banshee
Argument cannot be null.
Parameter name: key
System.ArgumentNullException: Argument cannot be null.
Parameter name: key
at System.Collections.Generic.Dictionary`2[System.String,NDesk.DBus.Bus].GetPrev (System.String , System.Int32& ) [0x00000]
at System.Collections.Generic.Dictionary`2[System.String,NDesk.DBus.Bus].GetSlot (System.String , System.Int32& ) [0x00000]
at System.Collections.Generic.Dictionary`2[System.String,NDesk.DBus.Bus].ContainsKey (System.String ) [0x00000]
at NDesk.DBus.Bus.Open (System.String address) [0x00000]
at NDesk.DBus.Bus.get_Session () [0x00000]
at NDesk.DBus.BusG.Init () [0x00000]
at Banshee.BansheeEntry.Startup (System.String[] args) [0x00000]
at (wrapper delegate-invoke) System.MulticastDelegate:invoke_void_string[] (string[])
at Banshee.Gui.CleanRoomStartup.Startup (Banshee.Gui.StartupInvocationHandler startup, System.String[] args) [0x00000]
GTK Accessibility Module initialized

Unhandled Exception: System.NullReferenceException: A null value was found where an object instance was required.
at Banshee.Base.Branding.get_ApplicationIconName () [0x00000]
at Banshee.Base.IconThemeUtils.SetWindowIcon (Gtk.Window window) [0x00000]
at Banshee.Gui.Dialogs.ExceptionDialog..ctor (System.Exception e) [0x00000]
at Banshee.Gui.CleanRoomStartup.Startup (Banshee.Gui.StartupInvocationHandler startup, System.String[] args) [0x00000]
at Banshee.BansheeEntry.Main (System.String[] args) [0x00000]

3) Least pressing issue, just irritating: every time I log into gnome, I am prompted for a the keyring password in order to pass my WEP key to NetworkManager, but after that, NetworkManager prompts me for a key anyways.

I appreciate any assistance available, thanks to all who attempt to help.