jre12.exe plug-in install from /usr/local/java/jdk1.2/bundles doesn't work, citing java.lang.NoSuchMethodError.

Steps to Reproduce:
0) Unset every variable you can think of (CLASSPATH, JAVAHOME, etc.)
1) Install jre12.exe from /usr/local/java/jdk1.2/bundles on a Windows NT machine.
2) With Internet Explorer go to http://javaweb/~dochez
3) Follow the link to the bottom to the 1.2 applets
4) Try to view any applet
RESULT: An exception is thrown to the Java Console which reads:

Java(TM) Plug-in
Using JRE version 1.2fcs
User home directory = C:\WINNT\Profiles\nancys
Proxy Configuration: Manual Configuration
     Proxy: webcache-cup:8080
     Proxy Overrides:

JAR cache enabled.
java.lang.NoSuchMethodError: sun.net.www.protocol.http.HttpURLConnection: method
 getCallback()Ljava/net/URLConnection$Callback; not found
        at sun.plugin.protocol.jdk12.http.HttpURLConnection.connect(HttpURLConne
ction.java:161)
        at sun.plugin.protocol.jdk12.http.HttpURLConnection.getInputStream(HttpU
RLConnection.java:213)
        at sun.applet.AppletClassLoader.getBytes(Compiled Code)
        at sun.applet.AppletClassLoader.access$1(AppletClassLoader.java:216)
        at sun.applet.AppletClassLoader$1.run(AppletClassLoader.java:139)
        at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
        at sun.applet.AppletClassLoader.findClass(AppletClassLoader.java:136)
        at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:280)
        at sun.applet.AppletClassLoader.loadClass(AppletClassLoader.java:110)
        at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:237)
        at sun.applet.AppletClassLoader.loadCode(AppletClassLoader.java:363)
        at sun.applet.AppletPanel.createApplet(AppletPanel.java:532)
        at sun.plugin.AppletViewer.createApplet(AppletViewer.java:759)
        at sun.applet.AppletPanel.runLoader(AppletPanel.java:468)
        at sun.applet.AppletPanel.run(Compiled Code)
        at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:479)