gnome splash screen stays around

[Msquared <sub1 fedoralist msquared id au>]

Hiya!

The gnome splash screen on my FC4t1 setup stays around after I log in,
until I click in it.

If it's a known problem, please let me know which packages fix it (I can't
download all 440M worth of updates through my tiny dialup).  If it's not
yet a known problem, let me know what you need to know to help someone
diagnose the cause.

Regards, Msquared...