Debug version of the launcher (java_g.exe) does not run on Windows 98. It works OKay on Windows 2K/XP, but on 98, it causes a VM error as follows:

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L:\jdk1.5.0\windows-i586\bin>.\java_g
# To suppress the following error report, specify this argument
# after -XX: or in .hotspotrc: SuppressErrorAt=/hotspot\src\os\win32\vm\hpi_win
32.cpp:24
#
# HotSpot Virtual Machine Error, assertion failure
# Please report this error at
# http://java.sun.com/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi
#
# Java VM: Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (1.5.0-beta-b13-debug mixed mode)
#
# assert(strstr(ptr, "\\jvm") == ptr, "invalid library name")
#
# Error ID: C:/BUILD_AREA/jdk1.5.0/hotspot\src\os\win32\vm\hpi_win32.cpp, 24
#

Heap at VM Abort:
Heap
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The problem is not reproducibe with the latest 1.4.2 java_g.exe.

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