This issue has been reported independently to gnome bugzilla. https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=637219
There's even a comment that has identified it as a race condition and has offered a simplistic workaround to prove that. https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=637219#c6 I experience this issue almost every time I log in on natty with gnome classic. ** Bug watch added: GNOME Bug Tracker #637219 https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=637219 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/716714 Title: WARNING **: Failed to load applet WnckletFactory::WindowListApplet: GDBus.Error:org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.UnknownMethod: No such interface `org.gnome.panel.applet.AppletFactory' on object at path /org/gnome/panel/applet/WnckletFactory -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
