After using Eclipse 2.1.3 with 1.5.0-beta2-b51 (I downloaded this build from java.sun.com) for a while, a JVM exception is thrown. I don't think I've experienced this with 1.4.2. Eclipse terminates right away. Restarting the IDE results in the same exception, not right away of course. Eventually, it becomes imposible to even start the IDE again w/o restrarting the computer. Sometimes, even restarting the machine didn't help, I had to re-install the jre/jdk.

I've pasted the error file that was generated by Eclipse.


#
# An unexpected error has been detected by HotSpot Virtual Machine:
#
# EXCEPTION_ACCESS_VIOLATION (0xc0000005) at pc=0x6d71b873, pid=612, tid=1780
#
# Java VM: Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (1.5.0-beta2-b51 mixed mode, sharing)
# Problematic frame:
# V [jvm.dll+0xeb873]
#

--------------- T H R E A D ---------------

Current thread (0x00996318): VMThread [id=1780]

siginfo: ExceptionCode=0xc0000005, reading address 0x00000104

Registers:
EAX=0x00000008, EBX=0x009921d0, ECX=0x278d8e98, EDX=0x22ce6418
ESP=0x02c5fa0c, EBP=0x02c5fb30, ESI=0x22cdfe30, EDI=0x22ce2b10
EIP=0x6d71b873, EFLAGS=0x00010283

Top of Stack: (sp=0x02c5fa0c)
0x02c5fa0c: 22cdfe30 02c5fae0 02c5fae0 0099d3a0
0x02c5fa1c: 00000000 6d6929a7 02c5fae0 00000000
0x02c5fa2c: 0099d0e8 6d69ccfa 02c5fae0 0099d0e8
0x02c5fa3c: 02c5fac8 6d691960 00000000 02c5fae0
0x02c5fa4c: 02c5fa94 0099d3a0 6d69243b 0099d0e8
0x02c5fa5c: 0099d130 00995978 00000000 00000001
0x02c5fa6c: 00000001 0026ac64 00000000 00000000
0x02c5fa7c: 0099d0e8 6d69def2 00000000 7337ccce

Instructions: (pc=0x6d71b873)
0x6d71b863: f7 73 18 8b 46 04 ff 74 24 10 8d 48 08 56 8b 01
0x6d71b873: ff 90 fc 00 00 00 8d 34 86 eb e4 3b 7b 34 72 dc


Stack: [0x02b60000,0x02c60000), sp=0x02c5fa0c, free space=1022k
Native frames: (J=compiled Java code, j=interpreted, Vv=VM code, C=native code)
V [jvm.dll+0xeb873]
V [jvm.dll+0x6c7fd]
V [jvm.dll+0x5048e]
V [jvm.dll+0x6c97a]
V [jvm.dll+0x116c75]
V [jvm.dll+0x11674c]
V [jvm.dll+0x1168ec]
V [jvm.dll+0x116681]
C [MSVCRT.dll+0x85bc]
C [KERNEL32.DLL+0x438b]

VM_Operation (0x0006ea24): generation collection for allocation, mode:
safepoint, requested by thread 0x00736218


--------------- P R O C E S S ---------------

Java Threads: ( => current thread )
  0x034f09e8 JavaThread "Decoration" daemon [_thread_blocked, id=1920]
  0x035f6950 JavaThread "org.eclipse.jdt.internal.ui.text.JavaReconciler"
daemon [_thread_blocked, id=1916]
  0x03494e20 JavaThread "Java indexing" daemon [_thread_blocked, id=1912]
  0x009bbf10 JavaThread "Low Memory Detector" daemon [_thread_blocked, id=1888]
  0x009baa28 JavaThread "CompilerThread0" daemon [_thread_blocked, id=1884]
  0x009b9cd0 JavaThread "Signal Dispatcher" daemon [_thread_blocked, id=1880]
  0x0073f0d8 JavaThread "Finalizer" daemon [_thread_blocked, id=1876]
  0x009b7bd0 JavaThread "Reference Handler" daemon [_thread_blocked, id=1772]
  0x00736218 JavaThread "main" [_thread_blocked, id=1528]

Other Threads:
=>0x00996318 VMThread [id=1780]
  0x009bd498 WatcherThread [id=1892]

VM state:at safepoint (normal execution)

VM Mutex/Monitor currently owned by a thread: ([mutex/lock_event])
[0x007357b0/0x0000031c] Threads_lock - owner thread: 0x00996318
[0x00735978/0x000002e0] Heap_lock - owner thread: 0x00736218

Heap
 def new generation total 2176K, used 2152K [0x22aa0000, 0x22cf0000,
0x22f80000)
  eden space 1984K, 98% used [0x22aa0000, 0x22c8a280, 0x22c90000)
  from space 192K, 100% used [0x22c90000, 0x22cc0000, 0x22cc0000)
  to space 192K, 79% used [0x22cc0000, 0x22ce6448, 0x22cf0000)
 tenured generation total 28008K, used 24390K [0x22f80000, 0x24ada000,
0x26aa0000)
   the space 28008K, 87% used [0x22f80000, 0x24751b18, 0x24751c00, 0x24ada000)
 compacting perm gen total 20992K, used 20815K [0x26aa0000, 0x27f20000,
0x2aaa0000)
   the space 20992K, 99% used [0x26aa0000, 0x27ef3cd8, 0x27ef3e00, 0x27f20000)
    ro space 8192K, 62% used [0x2aaa0000, 0x2afa0348, 0x2afa0400, 0x2b2a0000)
    rw space 12288K, 46% used [0x2b2a0000, 0x2b82ba58, 0x2