Problem: The applet fails to load and the screen was black when finished.

Java VM: JRE version 1.4.1-beta Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM
OS/Browsers tested: Windows ME/IE5.5
Win2000 sp2/IE5.5 sp2

The problem is also reproducible on a different machine running WinME/IE5.5
 
To reproduce:
- Install Hopper beta build 12.
- Go to http://zone.msn.com/casinovpoker1
- Click on Play Now for "Deuces Wild Poker"

The applet fails to load and the screen is black when finished. The only error in the Java Console was java.lang.InterruptedException. The Java Console output is:

Initializing 2.1
Date Value 1021654267000
initializing msft BoomUser.class! v3.6
(c) 1998-2001 GameHouse, Inc.
Loading Images
Loading deuces.bin
initializing BoomPoker
Set Game Type: 0
setting max bet=12500
looping silent audio
stopped applet
Stop call returned.
destroy called v1.2
destroyed applet
java.lang.InterruptedException
Input thread exiting
Initializing 2.1
Date Value 1021654316000
initializing msft BoomUser.class! v3.6
(c) 1998-2001 GameHouse, Inc.
Loading Images
Loading deuces.bin
initializing BoomPoker
Set Game Type: 0
setting max bet=12500
looping silent audio

The trace log output below is from the test on Win2000:

Date Value 1021668892000
                initializing msft BoomUser.class! v3.6
                (c) 1998-2001 GameHouse, Inc.
                Loading Images
                Loading deuces.bin
                initializing BoomPoker
                Set Game Type: 0
                setting max bet=12500
                looping silent audio
                stopped applet
                Stop call returned.
                destroy called v1.2
                destroyed applet
                java.lang.InterruptedException
                Input thread exiting
                Initializing 2.1
                Date Value 1021668959000
                initializing msft BoomUser.class! v3.6
                (c) 1998-2001 GameHouse, Inc.
                Loading Images
                Loading deuces.bin
                initializing BoomPoker
                Set Game Type: 0
                setting max bet=12500
                looping silent audio
                stopped applet
                Stop call returned.
                destroy called v1.2
                destroyed applet
                java.lang.InterruptedException
                Input thread exiting
                Initializing 2.1
                Date Value 1021668981000
                initializing msft BoomUser.class! v3.6
                (c) 1998-2001 GameHouse, Inc.
                Loading Images
                Loading deuces.bin
                initializing BoomPoker
                Set Game Type: 0
                setting max bet=12500
                looping silent audio