java GUI application does not launch up.
java.lang exception is thrown with
build 1.4.0-beta_refresh-b66 on Windows whistler beta2 japanese.

"1.4.0-beta_refresh"
Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition (build 1.4.0-beta_refresh-b66)
Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 1.4.0-beta_refresh-b66, mixed mode)


Reproduce to:
1. Install 1.4.0-beta_refresh-b66 with Administrator account.
2. Login as anything user account which created on local machine.
3. Launch up java GUI demo java -jar Notepad.jar
4. Exception is thrown and does not launch up GUI application.


If launch up GUI application with Administrator account,
GUI application launch up clearly.
After logout this behavior, Login again with anything user which created
on local machine and launch GUI application, it launch up clearly.

It seems execution with administrator, anything property file for authority
will be created when proceeding launch up GUI application.


Exception are below---

E:\jdk1.4\demo\jfc\Notepad>java -jar Notepad.jar
uncaught exception: java.lang.ExceptionInInitializerError
java.lang.ExceptionInInitializerError
        at java.util.prefs.WindowsPreferencesFactory.userRoot(../../../src/win32/classes/java/util/prefs/WindowsPreferencesFactory.java:28)
        at java.util.prefs.Preferences.userRoot(Preferences.java:338)
        at sun.awt.im.ExecutableInputMethodManager$2.run(InputMethodManager.java:785)
        at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
        at sun.awt.im.ExecutableInputMethodManager.getUserRoot(InputMethodManager.java:783)
        at sun.awt.im.ExecutableInputMethodManager.<init>(InputMethodManager.java:277)
        at sun.awt.im.InputMethodManager.getInstance(InputMethodManager.java:141)
        at sun.awt.windows.WFramePeer.<init>(WFramePeer.java:151)
        at sun.awt.windows.WToolkit.createFrame(WToolkit.java:305)
        at java.awt.Frame.addNotify(Frame.java:468)
        at javax.swing.plaf.metal.BumpBuffer.createComponent(MetalBumps.java:209)
        at javax.swing.plaf.metal.BumpBuffer.createImage(MetalBumps.java:217)
        at javax.swing.plaf.metal.BumpBuffer.<init>(MetalBumps.java:148)
        at javax.swing.plaf.metal.MetalBumps.createBuffer(MetalBumps.java:62)
        at javax.swing.plaf.metal.MetalBumps.setBumpColors(MetalBumps.java:97)
        at javax.swing.plaf.metal.MetalBumps.<init>(MetalBumps.java:54)
        at javax.swing.plaf.metal.MetalScrollBarUI.installDefaults(MetalScrollBarUI.java:78)
        at javax.swing.plaf.basic.BasicScrollBarUI.installUI(BasicScrollBarUI.java:105)
        at javax.swing.JComponent.setUI(JComponent.java:405)
        at javax.swing.JScrollBar.setUI(JScrollBar.java:188)
        at javax.swing.JScrollBar.updateUI(JScrollBar.java:208)
        at javax.swing.JScrollBar.<init>(JScrollBar.java:142)
        at javax.swing.JScrollBar.<init>(JScrollBar.java:157)
        at javax.swing.JScrollPane$ScrollBar.<init>(JScrollPane.java:672)
        at javax.swing.JScrollPane.createVerticalScrollBar(JScrollPane.java:817)
        at javax.swing.JScrollPane.<init>(JScrollPane.java:263)
        at javax.swing.JScrollPane.<init>(JScrollPane.java:311)
        at Notepad.<init>(Notepad.java:94)
        at Notepad.main(Notepad.java:127)
Caused by: java.lang.NullPointerException
        at java.util.prefs.WindowsPreferences.<init>(../../../src/win32/classes/java/util/prefs/WindowsPreferences.java:436)
        at java.util.prefs.WindowsPreferences.<clinit>(../../../src/win32/classes/java/util/prefs/WindowsPreferences.java:72)
        ... 29 more