diff -up gnome-panel-2.21.91/gnome-panel/panel-applet-frame.c.applet-error gnome-panel-2.21.91/gnome-panel/panel-applet-frame.c

--- gnome-panel-2.21.91/gnome-panel/panel-applet-frame.c.applet-error	2008-02-11 16:15:47.000000000 -0500

+++ gnome-panel-2.21.91/gnome-panel/panel-applet-frame.c	2008-02-13 20:35:59.000000000 -0500

@@ -1242,6 +1242,21 @@ panel_applet_frame_event_listener (Bonob

 		panel_applet_frame_set_size_hints_from_any (frame, any);

 }

+static gboolean

+in_default_panel_config (const gchar *id)

+{

+	gchar *dir;

+	gboolean result;

+

+	dir = g_strconcat (PANEL_DEFAULTS_DIR, "/applets/", id, NULL);

+	result = gconf_client_dir_exists (panel_gconf_get_client (),

+                                          dir, 

+                                          NULL);

+        g_free (dir);

+

+	return result;

+}

+

 static void

 panel_applet_frame_activated (CORBA_Object  object,

 			      const char   *error_reason,

@@ -1266,7 +1281,9 @@ panel_applet_frame_activated (CORBA_Obje

 	if (error_reason != NULL || object == CORBA_OBJECT_NIL) {

 		g_warning (G_STRLOC ": failed to load applet %s:\n%s",

 			   frame->priv->iid, error_reason);

-		panel_applet_frame_loading_failed (frame, frame_act->id);

+		if (!in_default_panel_config (frame_act->id)) {

+			panel_applet_frame_loading_failed (frame, frame_act->id);

+		}

 		g_free (frame_act->id);

 		g_free (frame_act);

 		return;