--- a/gdm-3.2.1/gui/simple-chooser/gdm-chooser-session.c	2011-10-18 21:07:00.000000000 -0500
+++ a/gdm-3.2.1/gui/simple-chooser/gdm-chooser-session.c	2011-11-01 13:00:10.468364266 -0500
@@ -55,6 +55,32 @@ 
 static gpointer session_object = NULL;
 
 static gboolean
+launch_xfce (GdmChooserSession *session)
+{
+        GError  *error;
+        gboolean ret;
+
+        g_debug ("GdmChooserSession: Launching xfce");
+
+        ret = FALSE;
+
+        error = NULL;
+        g_spawn_command_line_async ("xfwm4", &error);
+        if (error != NULL) {
+                g_warning ("Error starting WM: %s", error->message);
+                g_error_free (error);
+                goto out;
+        }
+
+        ret = TRUE;
+
+        /* FIXME: should try to detect if it actually works */
+
+ out:
+        return ret;
+}
+
+static gboolean
 launch_compiz (GdmChooserSession *session)
 {
         GError  *error;
@@ -115,9 +141,17 @@ 
 static void
 start_window_manager (GdmChooserSession *session)
 {
-        if (! launch_metacity (session)) {
-                launch_compiz (session);
+        gboolean ret;
+
+        ret = launch_metacity (session);
+        if (ret) {
+                return;
+        }
+        ret = launch_xfce (session);
+        if (ret) {
+                return;
         }
+        launch_compiz (session);
 }
 
 static gboolean