diff --git a/kdesktop/bgmanager.cc b/kdesktop/bgmanager.cc
index 6d227eced..efabdbf2e 100644
--- a/kdesktop/bgmanager.cc
+++ b/kdesktop/bgmanager.cc
@@ -59,19 +59,8 @@ extern KDesktopApp *myApp;
 
 /**** KBackgroundManager ****/
 
-KBackgroundManager::KBackgroundManager()
-    : DCOPObject("KBackgroundIface")
-{
-    // Everything will be initialized later
-}
-
 KBackgroundManager::KBackgroundManager(TQWidget *desktop, KWinModule* kwinModule)
     : DCOPObject("KBackgroundIface")
-{
-    initializeManager(desktop, kwinModule);
-}
-
-void KBackgroundManager::initializeManager(TQWidget *desktop, KWinModule* kwinModule)
 {
     if( !properties_inited )
     {
diff --git a/kdesktop/bgmanager.h b/kdesktop/bgmanager.h
index af16e22ed..485d6520b 100644
--- a/kdesktop/bgmanager.h
+++ b/kdesktop/bgmanager.h
@@ -61,11 +61,9 @@ class KBackgroundManager
     TQ_OBJECT
 
 public:
-    KBackgroundManager();
     KBackgroundManager(TQWidget *desktop, KWinModule* kwinModule);
     ~KBackgroundManager();
 
-    void initializeManager(TQWidget *desktop, KWinModule* kwinModule);
     void configure();
     void setCommon(int);
     bool isCommon() { return m_bCommon; };
diff --git a/kdesktop/desktop.cc b/kdesktop/desktop.cc
index 1b047bd66..a3ddff56f 100644
--- a/kdesktop/desktop.cc
+++ b/kdesktop/desktop.cc
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 
 #include "desktop.h"
 #include "krootwm.h"
+#include "bgmanager.h"
 #include "bgsettings.h"
 #include "startupid.h"
 #include "kdiconview.h"
@@ -196,6 +197,7 @@ KDesktop::KDesktop( bool x_root_hack, bool wait_for_kded ) :
 
   m_pIconView = 0;
   m_pRootWidget = 0;
+  bgMgr = 0;
   initRoot();
 
   TQTimer::singleShot(0, this, TQT_SLOT( slotStart() ));
@@ -216,6 +218,8 @@ KDesktop::initRoot()
   if ( !m_bDesktopEnabled && !m_pRootWidget )
   {
      hide();
+     delete bgMgr;
+     bgMgr = 0;
      if ( m_pIconView )
         m_pIconView->saveIconPositions();
      delete m_pIconView;
@@ -239,9 +243,9 @@ KDesktop::initRoot()
 
      // Geert Jansen: backgroundmanager belongs here
      // TODO tell KBackgroundManager if we change widget()
-     bgMgr.initializeManager( m_pIconView, m_pKwinmodule );
-     bgMgr.setExport(1);
-     connect( &bgMgr, TQT_SIGNAL( initDone()), TQT_SLOT( backgroundInitDone()));
+     bgMgr = new KBackgroundManager( m_pIconView, m_pKwinmodule );
+     bgMgr->setExport(1);
+     connect( bgMgr, TQT_SIGNAL( initDone()), TQT_SLOT( backgroundInitDone()));
      if (!m_bInit)
      {
         delete KRootWm::self();
@@ -252,6 +256,8 @@ KDesktop::initRoot()
   }
   else if (m_bDesktopEnabled && !m_pIconView)
   {
+     delete bgMgr;
+     bgMgr = 0;
      delete m_pRootWidget;
      m_pRootWidget = 0;
      m_pIconView = new KDIconView( this, 0 );
@@ -278,9 +284,9 @@ KDesktop::initRoot()
 
      // Geert Jansen: backgroundmanager belongs here
      // TODO tell KBackgroundManager if we change widget()
-     bgMgr.initializeManager( m_pIconView, m_pKwinmodule );
-     bgMgr.setExport(1);
-     connect( &bgMgr, TQT_SIGNAL( initDone()), TQT_SLOT( backgroundInitDone()));
+     bgMgr = new KBackgroundManager( m_pIconView, m_pKwinmodule );
+     bgMgr->setExport(1);
+     connect( bgMgr, TQT_SIGNAL( initDone()), TQT_SLOT( backgroundInitDone()));
 
      // make sure it is initialized before we first call updateWorkArea()
      m_pIconView->initConfig( m_bInit );
@@ -430,6 +436,8 @@ KDesktop::~KDesktop()
 {
   delete m_miniCli;
   m_miniCli = 0; // see #120382
+  delete bgMgr;
+  bgMgr = 0;
   delete startup_id;
 }
 
@@ -929,11 +937,11 @@ void KDesktop::handleColorDropEvent(TQDropEvent * e)
     TQColor c;
     KColorDrag::decode(e, c);
     switch (result) {
-      case 1: bgMgr.setColor(c, true); break;
-      case 2: bgMgr.setColor(c, false); break;
+      case 1: bgMgr->setColor(c, true); break;
+      case 2: bgMgr->setColor(c, false); break;
       default: return;
     }
-    bgMgr.setWallpaper(0,0);
+    bgMgr->setWallpaper(0,0);
 }
 
 void KDesktop::handleImageDropEvent(TQDropEvent * e)
@@ -985,7 +993,7 @@ void KDesktop::handleImageDropEvent(TQDropEvent * e)
         KTempFile tmpFile(KGlobal::dirs()->saveLocation("wallpaper"), ".png");
         i.save(tmpFile.name(), "PNG");
         kdDebug(1204) << "KDesktop::contentsDropEvent " << tmpFile.name() << endl;
-        bgMgr.setWallpaper(tmpFile.name());
+        bgMgr->setWallpaper(tmpFile.name());
     }
 }
 
@@ -994,7 +1002,7 @@ void KDesktop::slotNewWallpaper(const KURL &url)
     // This is called when a file containing an image is dropped
     // (called by KonqOperations)
     if ( url.isLocalFile() )
-        bgMgr.setWallpaper( url.path() );
+        bgMgr->setWallpaper( url.path() );
     else
     {
         // Figure out extension
@@ -1006,7 +1014,7 @@ void KDesktop::slotNewWallpaper(const KURL &url)
         KURL localURL; localURL.setPath( tmpFile.name() );
         // We pass 0 as parent window because passing the desktop is not a good idea
         KIO::NetAccess::file_copy( url, localURL, -1, true /*overwrite*/ );
-        bgMgr.setWallpaper( localURL.path() );
+        bgMgr->setWallpaper( localURL.path() );
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/kdesktop/desktop.h b/kdesktop/desktop.h
index ceb3bf1dc..be1aeb796 100644
--- a/kdesktop/desktop.h
+++ b/kdesktop/desktop.h
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@
 #define __desktop_h__
 
 #include "KDesktopIface.h"
-#include "bgmanager.h"
 
 #include <tqwidget.h>
 #include <tqstringlist.h>
@@ -191,7 +190,7 @@ private:
 
   KWinModule* m_pKwinmodule;
 
-  KBackgroundManager bgMgr;
+  KBackgroundManager* bgMgr;
 
   KDIconView *m_pIconView;
   KRootWidget *m_pRootWidget;
diff --git a/kdesktop/krootwm.cc b/kdesktop/krootwm.cc
index 3805e5c81..2ea6fa87c 100644
--- a/kdesktop/krootwm.cc
+++ b/kdesktop/krootwm.cc
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ KRootWm * KRootWm::s_rootWm = 0;
 
 extern TQCString kdesktop_name, kicker_name, kwin_name;
 
-KRootWm::KRootWm(KDesktop* _desktop) : TQObject(_desktop), startup(FALSE)
+KRootWm::KRootWm(KDesktop* _desktop) : TQObject(_desktop)
 {
   s_rootWm = this;
   m_actionCollection = new KActionCollection(_desktop, this, "KRootWm::m_actionCollection");