gnome power manager fails to display

gnome power manager fails to display when starting with power cable plugged in when starting on batteries whole of gnome loses customisation after a few seconds of interaction with panels panel edges also look odd Ubuntu 11.04

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
Package: gnome-power-manager 2.32.0-2ubuntu2.1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-8.42-generic 2.6.38.2
Uname: Linux 2.6.38-8-generic x86_64
Architecture: amd64
Date: Thu Sep 8 13:41:28 2011
GnomeSessionIdleInhibited: No
GnomeSessionInhibitors: None
GnomeSessionSuspendInhibited: No
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Release amd64 (20110427.1)
Lsusb:
 Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
 Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
 Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
MachineType: Hewlett-Packard Pavilion dv8000 (RE429EA#ABU)
PccardctlIdent:
 Socket 0:
   no product info available
PccardctlStatus:
 Socket 0:
   no card
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=en_GB:en
 LANG=en_GB.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.38-8-generic root=UUID=12930C962ED55F69 loop=/ubuntu/disks/root.disk ro quiet splash
SourcePackage: gnome-power-manager
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 08/18/2006
dmi.bios.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
dmi.bios.version: F.43
dmi.board.name: 309B
dmi.board.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
dmi.board.version: 49.56
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
dmi.chassis.version: N/A
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnHewlett-Packard:bvrF.43:bd08/18/2006:svnHewlett-Packard:pnPaviliondv8000(RE429EA#ABU):pvrF.43:rvnHewlett-Packard:rn309B:rvr49.56:cvnHewlett-Packard:ct10:cvrN/A:
dmi.product.name: Pavilion dv8000 (RE429EA#ABU)
dmi.product.version: F.43
dmi.sys.vendor: Hewlett-Packard