Error prompt "OAFIID:GNOME_SystemTrayApplet" when logging into GNOME

Solution Unverified - Updated -

Issue

  • When logging into GNOME, the following error message was shown.

    The panel encountered a problem while loading "OAFIID:GNOME_SystemTrayApplet".
Do you want to delete the applet from your configuration?

  • Same error was shown for:

    OAFIID:GNOME_WindowListApplet
OAFIID:GNOME_WorkspaceSwitcherApplet
OAFIID:GNOME_ShowDesktopApplet

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5

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