FULL PRODUCT VERSION :
java version "1.5.0_02"
Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition (build 1.5.0_02-b09)
Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 1.5.0_02-b09, mixed mode, sharing)

ADDITIONAL OS VERSION INFORMATION :
Microsoft Windows 2000 [Version 5.00.2195]

A DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEM :
We are using jacozoom (http://www.infozoom.de) to embed an ActiveX control in a swing application. After using JFileChooser in the application, the ActiveX control can no longer be accessed. The error reported by jacozoom is a COM exception indicating the COM connection was lost.

STEPS TO FOLLOW TO REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM :
I'm not sure what to post since the code is dependent on a third party library.

see the jacozoom message boards for a similar case:

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/jacoZoom/message/1582
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/jacoZoom/message/1590


REPRODUCIBILITY :
This bug can be reproduced always.

CUSTOMER SUBMITTED WORKAROUND :
In jdk 1.4, extending JFileChooser to use the Metal look and feel was a workaround for this problem. The same solution no longer works in jdk 1.5.

code used was:

public class MyFileChooser extends JFileChooser {

    static {
        UIManager.getDefaults().put("MyFileChooser", "javax.swing.plaf.metal.MetalFileChooserUI");
    }

    public MyFileChooser() {
        super ();
    }

    public String getUIClassID() {
        return "MyFileChooser";
    }
}
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