Problem Description : j2re/j2sdk Installation fails on all platforms

Tested_Java_Release : 1.5.0
Tested_Build : j2re*.*
Tested_Build_Location : deployment3/tiger/PIT_builds/JD-PIT-11/build01
Tested_Machine_OS : Solaris Sparc 9 , RH Linux AS 2.1, Windows XP/2k
Machine Name : dnm-101 , blueski , windows2000, sqe-jpi-05

Steps to Reproduce
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1.) Install the 1.5.0 build (any package) on Solaris / Linux platform

Result : It fails with the following exception

** Error Message for j2re :
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extracting: j2re1.5.0/plugin/desktop/sun_java.png
  inflating: j2re1.5.0/plugin/desktop/sun_java.desktop
Error occurred during initialization of VM
java/lang/NoClassDefFoundError: java/lang/Object

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** Error Message for j2sdk :

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inflating: j2sdk1.5.0/sample/jnlp/webpad/war/app/webpad.jnlp
Error occurred during initialization of VM
java/lang/NoClassDefFoundError: java/lang/Object

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On Windows O/S J2RE installation is Passing but j2sdk installation fails with similar error message