The following applets fail with 1.5.0_08-ea-b01 on win-xp-pro:

http://games.yahoo.com (Yahoo - Graffiti) - fails with 5.0u8.
http://games.yahoo.com (Yahoo - Bingo) - fails with 5.0u8.
http://www.quote.com (Quote.com) - fails with 5.0u8.

These are the same applet tests which are mentioned in CR#6399431.

They pass with MS-VM but fail with 150_08-ea-b01, 142_12b02, 142_11fcs & 142fcs. This indicates a compatibility issue.

Attaching an excel spreadsheet which lists the failures etc etc.