diff --git a/share/config_files/anaconda.rules b/share/config_files/anaconda.rules
deleted file mode 100644
index e6e41ece..00000000
--- a/share/config_files/anaconda.rules
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,42 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0"?>
-<gconfentryfile>
-
-  <entrylist base="/apps">
-    <entry>
-      <key>metacity/general/button_layout</key>
-      <schema_key>/schemas/apps/metacity/general/button_layout</schema_key>
-      <value>
-        <string>:</string>
-      </value>
-    </entry>
-    <entry>
-      <key>metacity/general/action_right_click_titlebar</key>
-      <schema_key>/schemas/apps/metacity/general/action_right_click_titlebar</schema_key>
-      <value>
-        <string>none</string>
-      </value>
-    </entry>
-    <entry>
-      <key>metacity/window_keybindings/close</key>
-      <schema_key>/schemas/apps/metacity/window_keybindings/close</schema_key>
-      <value>
-        <string>disabled</string>
-      </value>
-    </entry>
-    <entry>
-      <key>metacity/global_keybindings/run_command_window_screenshot</key>
-      <schema_key>/metacity/global_keybindings/run_command_window_screenshot</schema_key>
-      <value>
-        <string>disabled</string>
-      </value>
-    </entry>
-    <entry>
-      <key>metacity/global_keybindings/run_command_screenshot</key>
-      <schema_key>/metacity/global_keybindings/run_command_screenshot</schema_key>
-      <value>
-        <string>disabled</string>
-      </value>
-    </entry>
-  </entrylist>
-
-</gconfentryfile>
diff --git a/src/pylorax/__init__.py b/src/pylorax/__init__.py
index 3c223ab3..06e6cefd 100644
--- a/src/pylorax/__init__.py
+++ b/src/pylorax/__init__.py
@@ -1073,19 +1073,29 @@ class LoraxInstallTree(BaseLoraxClass):
         touch(joinpaths(self.root, "etc", "resolv.conf"))
 
     def get_config_files(self, src_dir):
-        # get gconf anaconda.rules
-        src = joinpaths(src_dir, "anaconda.rules")
-        dst = joinpaths(self.root, "etc", "gconf", "gconf.xml.defaults",
-                        "anaconda.rules")
-        dstdir = os.path.dirname(dst)
-        shutil.copy2(src, dst)
+        # anaconda needs to change a couple of the default gconf entries
+        gconf = joinpaths(self.root, "etc", "gconf", "gconf.xml.defaults")
 
-        cmd = [self.lcmds.GCONFTOOL, "--direct",
-               '--config-source=xml:readwrite:{0}'.format(dstdir),
-               "--load", dst]
+        # 0 - path, 1 - entry type, 2 - value
+        gconf_settings = \
+        [("/apps/metacity/general/button_layout", "string", ":"),
+         ("/apps/metacity/general/action_right_click_titlebar",
+          "string", "none"),
+         ("/apps/metacity/window_keybindings/close", "string", "disabled"),
+         ("/apps/metacity/global_keybindings/run_command_window_screenshot",
+          "string", "disabled"),
+         ("/apps/metacity/global_keybindings/run_command_screenshot",
+          "string", "disabled"),
+         ("/desktop/gnome/interface/accessibility", "bool", "true"),
+         ("/desktop/gnome/interface/at-spi-corba", "bool", "false")]
 
-        p = subprocess.Popen(cmd, stdout=subprocess.PIPE)
-        p.wait()
+        for path, entry_type, value in gconf_settings:
+            cmd = [self.lcmds.GCONFTOOL, "--direct",
+                   "--config-source=xml:readwrite:{0}".format(gconf),
+                   "-s", "-t", entry_type, path, value]
+
+            p = subprocess.Popen(cmd, stdout=subprocess.PIPE)
+            p.wait()
 
         # get rsyslog config
         src = joinpaths(src_dir, "rsyslog.conf")