GraphicsDevice.getConfigurations() is slow taking 3 or more seconds

FULL PRODUCT VERSION :
1.5.0_06
1.4.2 build 1.4.2-b28
1.6.0-beta2-86
1.5.0_07


ADDITIONAL OS VERSION INFORMATION :
Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]
Microsoft Windows 2000 [Version 5.00.2195]


EXTRA RELEVANT SYSTEM CONFIGURATION :
Occurs on all versions of Windows on single headed machines which we have tested it on. On a double headed Windows XP machine it does not occur.

A DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEM :
The first time GraphicsDevice.getConfigurations() is called on a single header machine it takes 3 to 5 seconds. If it is called again on the same machine in a different Java session it takes slightly less time. If it is called again in the same Java session it takes a few milliseconds.

This has previously been reported in 2000 but the bugs are marked as "fixed". A 3 second delay does not sound like "fixed" to us.

STEPS TO FOLLOW TO REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM :
Run the program supplied which calls GraphicsDevice.getConfigurations().

EXPECTED VERSUS ACTUAL BEHAVIOR :
EXPECTED -
I would expect the program to print:


Starting....
Finished in 20 milliseconds


ACTUAL -
It actually prints:

Starting....
Finished in 3585 milliseconds


REPRODUCIBILITY :
This bug can be reproduced always.

---------- BEGIN SOURCE ----------
/**
 * Program to demonstrate speed of GraphicsEnvironment.getConfigurations()
 */

import java.awt.* ;

public class Bug
{
public static void main(String args[])
   {
        GraphicsEnvironment ge = GraphicsEnvironment
.getLocalGraphicsEnvironment()
;
        GraphicsDevice[] gs = ge.getScreenDevices();
        for (int j = 0; j < gs.length; j++)
{
// Demonstrate problem:
// The first time that getConfigurations() is called
// it takes significant time.
// The second and subsequent calls in the same
// Java session are fast.
// Examples
// Windows 2000 1.7GHz Java 1.5.0_06 3355 ms
// Windows 2000 1.7GHz Java 1.4.2_08 3355 ms
// Windows XPSP2 2.4GHz Java 1.4.2 2700 ms
// Windows XPSP2 2.8GHz Java 1.5.0_06 3313 ms
                        // Windows 2000 1.0GHz Java 1.6.0-beta2-b86 3703ms

System.err.println("Starting....") ;
long startTime = System.currentTimeMillis() ;
           GraphicsConfiguration[] gc = gs[j].getConfigurations();
System.err.println("Finished in "
+ (System.currentTimeMillis() - startTime)
+ " milliseconds"
) ;
}
}
}

---------- END SOURCE ----------

CUSTOMER SUBMITTED WORKAROUND :
Spin up a separate thread which Thread.sleep()s until the main startup has finished and then executes a GraphicsDevice.getConfigurations(). All subsequent calls now complete in a few milliseconds.