Name: nt126004 Date: 09/24/2001


Fails on both 1.3.0_02 and 1.3.0_03.

When starting the application manager, or after going to any JNLP page, Java
Web Start displays its splash screen and hangs. It hangs after getting the
following exception.

Exception in thread "main" java.lang.StringIndexOutOfBoundsException: length
must be >= 0
at java.lang.String.<init>(Unknown Source)
at java.lang.String.<init>(Unknown Source)
at com.sun.javaws.WinRegistry$KeyValue.getValue(Unknown Source)
at com.sun.javaws.WinRegistry.get(Unknown Source)
at com.sun.javaws.WinRegistry.getString(Unknown Source)
at com.sun.javaws.proxy.WinInternetProxy.getBrowserInfo(Unknown Source)
at com.sun.javaws.proxy.InternetProxy.getDefaultInfo(Unknown Source)
at com.sun.javaws.Main.initializeExecutionEnvironment(Unknown Source)
at com.sun.javaws.main(Unknown Source)

The default browser is IE 4.0 SP2 (version 4.72.3612.1713 128 bit). Netscape is
not installed on that PC.
(Review ID: 132496)
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