according to that log gnome-settings-daemon is running, the warnings are normal. Could you make a screenshot of the error dialog?
** Changed in: control-center (Ubuntu) Status: Confirmed => Unconfirmed -- gnome-settings-manager unable to start after breezy->dapper upgrade https://launchpad.net/bugs/43429 -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs