Comment 3 for bug 1000993

Installed clean Cinnamon 64 in earlier described system.

Entered Cinnamon Settings > Panel.
Turned on Panel Edit and set panel for "Flipped" (Panel on top).
Closed settings.

Applets would not execute.

Re-entered Cinnamon Settings > Panel.
Turned off Panel Edit.
Closed.

Same.

Re-entered Cinnamon Settings > Panel.
Panel Edits indicated "on".
Turned off.
Closed.

No change.

Installed recommended nVidia video driver.

No change to panel, programs would not execute from panel applets.

Re-entered Cinnamon Settings.
Went to Hot Button and enabled.
Closed.

No Change.

Rebooted.

No change to panel program start.

Re-entered Cinnamon Settings > Panel.
Panel Edits indicated "on".
Turned off.
Closed.

Applications now execute from Panel.

Re-entered Cinnamon Settings > Panel.
Panel Edits indicated "off".
Closed.

Not sure why the Panel settings would not save Panel Edits = off.