Name: gm110360 Date: 07/08/2003


FULL PRODUCT VERSION :
java version "1.4.2"
Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition (build 1.4.2-b28)
Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 1.4.2-b28, mixed mode)

FULL OS VERSION :
Microsoft Windows 2000 [Version 5.00.2195]

A DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEM :
  Today I just remove a proxy from my system. During the uninstallation process it also remove the file DDRAW.DLL, which I've notice at all. After a while I try to run my swing application, it can't start and don't show any error message, it just hang after loading IM library. I spend quite a lot of time to find out the problem is a DLL missing.

I wonder why JDK don't show error message about missing DLL but just hang here.

STEPS TO FOLLOW TO REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM :
remove c:\[windir]\system32\ddraw.dll , run any java swing application

EXPECTED VERSUS ACTUAL BEHAVIOR :
EXPECTED -
Show application screen
ACTUAL -
Hang during start up

REPRODUCIBILITY :
This bug can be reproduced always.

CUSTOMER SUBMITTED WORKAROUND :
find the file ddraw.dll and copy to c:\[windir]\system32\ddraw.dll

I would like to recommend that sun put the DLLs that JDK dependence on in the installation binary, so that I can recover via re-install JDK.
(Review ID: 190687)
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