Registry Keys are not same on all win32 platforms - applet redirect fails

Installed registry keys are not same format on windows registry(number of keys are same) but the some of the keys have spaces in the key string on windows 2000 and same keys is with no spaces in between on windows 98.This is causing some of the automated registry key verification tests for applet redirect fail.

To reprodcue the problem:

1. Install Merlin on windows 2000 and windows 98.
2. Do a Regedit and go to the following key on both the platforms
   (windows 2000 and win98)
3. The following difference is found on these two platfroms.

   'HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{CAFEEFAC-0014-0000-0000-ABCDEFFEDCBB}'

On windows 2000/XP : the redirector key is

Java Plug-in 1.4.0<applet> redirector
                 ^^^^
                no space

On windows 98 : the redirector key is

Java Plug-in 1.4.0 <applet> redirector
                ^^^^^
               with space

This causes the automatic comparision FAIL on windows 2000 for applet redirect suites.This may also impact some other components using this key.

For More detailed test results see :

http://sqesvr.sfbay.sun.com/deployment5/testlog/merlin/b91/appletredirect/report_MS-VM-XPRegKeys-IEenabled.html

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Tried on 4 machines
A WinXP/Win2000/Win95/Win98 they all seem to have no space
Java Plug-in 1.4.0<applet> redirector

But 2 Win98 that I checked, I did find the space
Java Plug-in 1.4.0 <applet> redirector

I'm not sure which one at this point is the correct registry entry?
One with space or one without space.
They look variant across platforms again specific machines.

I did do a un-install for the JRE (removed WebStart)
Checked if registry entries were removed.
Rebooted.
Then re-installed.

Machines I checked
sqe-jpi-04
namrata
dnm-011


On some other Win2000 machine, it does have a space.

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