FULL PRODUCT VERSION :
$java -version
java version "1.6.0"
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.6.0-b105)
Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 1.6.0-b105, mixed mode, sharing)

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

A DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEM :
Just installed the release version of java 6. When trying to run the applet Java2Demo I get this in return:

$java -jar Java2Demo.jar
Exception in thread "main" java.lang.ExceptionInInitializerError
        at javax.swing.JMenuItem.updateUI(JMenuItem.java:232)
        at javax.swing.JMenuItem.init(JMenuItem.java:194)
        at javax.swing.JMenuItem.<init>(JMenuItem.java:133)
        at javax.swing.JCheckBoxMenuItem.<init>(JCheckBoxMenuItem.java:147)
        at javax.swing.JCheckBoxMenuItem.<init>(JCheckBoxMenuItem.java:105)
        at java2d.Java2Demo.<clinit>(Java2Demo.java:74)
Caused by: java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: 65 incompatible with Text-specific LCD contrast key
        at java.awt.RenderingHints.put(RenderingHints.java:1057)
        at sun.awt.windows.WDesktopProperties.getDesktopAAHints(WDesktopProperties.java:338)
        at sun.awt.windows.WToolkit.getDesktopAAHints(WToolkit.java:956)
        at sun.awt.SunToolkit.getDesktopFontHints(SunToolkit.java:1833)
        at sun.awt.windows.WDesktopProperties.setDesktopAAHints(WDesktopProperties.java:281)
        at sun.awt.windows.WToolkit.initializeDesktopProperties(WToolkit.java:944)
        at java.awt.Toolkit.getDesktopProperty(Toolkit.java:1734)
        at javax.swing.UIManager.<clinit>(UIManager.java:384)
        ... 6 more

STEPS TO FOLLOW TO REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM :
See description

EXPECTED VERSUS ACTUAL BEHAVIOR :
EXPECTED -
stacktrace

REPRODUCIBILITY :
This bug can be reproduced always.

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look in de java2demo source
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