FULL PRODUCT 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)

FULL OS VERSION :
Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]

EXTRA RELEVANT SYSTEM CONFIGURATION :
Graphics Card: NVidia Geforce nx7600GS
Sound Card: Creative Labs Soundblaster Audigy 2ZS

A DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEM :
Launching video files using java.awt.Desktop.open occasionally results in a crash of the JRE.

THE PROBLEM WAS REPRODUCIBLE WITH -Xint FLAG: Yes

THE PROBLEM WAS REPRODUCIBLE WITH -server FLAG: Yes

STEPS TO FOLLOW TO REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM :
Try to launch a video file using java.awt.Desktop.open from any class/method.

EXPECTED VERSUS ACTUAL BEHAVIOR :
Instead of launching the associated video player the JRE shuts down.
ERROR MESSAGES/STACK TRACES THAT OCCUR :
#
# An unexpected error has been detected by Java Runtime Environment:
#
# EXCEPTION_ACCESS_VIOLATION (0xc0000005) at pc=0x1005d617, pid=3640, tid=3060
#
# Java VM: Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (1.6.0-b105 mixed mode, sharing)
# Problematic frame:
# C [nvcpl.dll+0x5d617]
#
# If you would like to submit a bug report, please visit:
# http://java.sun.com/webapps/bugreport/crash.jsp
#

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

Current thread (0x0304e400): JavaThread "AWT-EventQueue-0" [_thread_in_native, id=3060]

siginfo: ExceptionCode=0xc0000005, reading address 0x03218b64

Registers:
EAX=0x00000a38, EBX=0x0339f170, ECX=0x00000000, EDX=0x00010000
ESP=0x0339f0cc, EBP=0x00000000, ESI=0x03216430, EDI=0x03214bd0
EIP=0x1005d617, EFLAGS=0x00090202

  Top of Stack: (sp=0x0339f0cc)
0x0339f0cc: 0339f1cc 03214bd0 0339f150 0339f170
0x0339f0dc: 00000000 00000001 00000000 592c15ac
0x0339f0ec: 00010015 0339f150 7ca5611b 03214bd0
0x0339f0fc: 0339f170 000eeee8 000f0a38 00000000
0x0339f10c: 00000000 02acf308 0effffff 7c9e5eb8
0x0339f11c: 7c9e5eb8 7c80a996 7c9e5da0 0339f14c
0x0339f12c: 7caa86d5 0339f3fc 000eeee8 00000000
0x0339f13c: 80004001 0339f3e0 7ca562ef 00000010

Instructions: (pc=0x1005d617)
0x1005d607: 8e 4c 02 00 00 8b 94 8e 50 02 00 00 8b 7c 24 2c
0x1005d617: 8b 8c 87 b4 16 00 00 85 8e 58 02 00 00 89 6c 24


Stack: [0x03350000,0x033a0000), sp=0x0339f0cc, free space=316k
Native frames: (J=compiled Java code, j=interpreted, Vv=VM code, C=native code)
C [nvcpl.dll+0x5d617]

[error occurred during error reporting, step 120, id 0xc0000005]

Java frames: (J=compiled Java code, j=interpreted, Vv=VM code)
j sun.awt.windows.WDesktopPeer.ShellExecute(Ljava/lang/String;Ljava/lang/String;)Ljava/lang/String;+0
j sun.awt.windows.WDesktopPeer.ShellExecute(Ljava/net/URI;Ljava/lang/String;)V+5
j sun.awt.windows.WDesktopPeer.open(Ljava/io/File;)V+8
j java.awt.Desktop.open(Ljava/io/File;)V+24
j T.I.I(Ljava/lang/Object;Ljava/lang/String;Z)V+545
j utils.swing.chooser.file.explorer.D.actionPerformed(Ljava/awt/event/ActionEvent;)V+36
j javax.swing.JFileChooser.fireActionPerformed(Ljava/lang/String;)V+116
j javax.swing.JFileChooser.approveSelection()V+23
j W.Z.approveSelection()V+285
j javax.swing.plaf.basic.BasicFileChooserUI$Handler.mouseClicked(Ljava/awt/event/MouseEvent;)V+105
j sun.swing.FilePane$Handler.mouseClicked(Ljava/awt/event/MouseEvent;)V+351
j java.awt.AWTEventMulticaster.mouseClicked(Ljava/awt/event/MouseEvent;)V+21
j java.awt.Component.processMouseEvent(Ljava/awt/event/MouseEvent;)V+74
j javax.swing.JComponent.processMouseEvent(Ljava/awt/event/MouseEvent;)V+23
j java.awt.Component.processEvent(Ljava/awt/AWTEvent;)V+81
j java.awt.Container.processEvent(Ljava/awt/AWTEvent;)V+18
j java.awt.Component.dispatchEventImpl(Ljava/awt/AWTEvent;)V+562
J java.awt.Container.dispatchEventImpl(Ljava/awt/AWTEvent;)V
J java.awt.LightweightDispatcher.retargetMouseEvent(Ljava/awt/Component;ILjava/awt/event/MouseEvent;)V
j java.awt.LightweightDispatcher.processMouseEvent(Ljava/awt/event/MouseEvent;)Z+157
j java.awt.LightweightDispatcher.dispatchEvent(Ljava/awt/AWTEvent;)Z+50
J java.awt.Container.dispatchEventImpl(Ljava/awt/AWTEvent;)V
j java.awt.Window.dispatchEventImpl(Ljava/awt/AWTEvent;)V+19
J java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEvent(Ljava/awt/AWTEvent;)V
J java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpOneEventForFilters(I)Z
j java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForFilter(ILjava/awt/Conditional;Ljava/awt/EventFilter;)V+30
j java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForHierarchy(ILjava/awt/Conditional;Ljava/awt/Component;)V+11
j java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(ILjava/awt/Conditional;)V+4
j java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(Ljava/awt/Conditional;)V+3
j java.awt.EventDispatchThread.run()V+9
v ~StubRoutines::call_stub

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

Java Threads: ( => current thread )
  0x00386000 JavaThread "DestroyJavaVM" [_thread_blocked, id=3936]
=>0x0304e400 JavaThread "AWT-EventQueue-0" [_thread_in_native, id=3060]
  0x0304cc00 JavaThread "TimerQueue" daemon [_thread_blocked, id=2820]
  0x02b1c800 JavaThread "AWT-Windows" daemon [_thread_in_native, id=3832]
  0x02b1bc00 JavaThread "AWT-Shutdown" [_thread_blocked, id=4040]
  0x02b59000 JavaThread "Java2D Disposer" daemon [_thread_blocked, id=2328]
  0x02a8cc00 JavaThread "Low Memory Detector" daemon [_thread_blocked, id=1024]
  0x02a87c00 JavaThread "CompilerThread0" daemon [_thread_blocked, id=3808]
  0x02a86c00 JavaThread "Attach Listener" daemon [_thread_blocked, id=3804]
  0x02a85c00 JavaThread "Signal Dispatcher" daemon [_thread_blocked, id=3896]
  0x02a81400 JavaThread "Finalizer" daemon [_thread_blocked, id=4048]
  0x02a7d000 JavaThread "Reference Handler" daemon [_thread_blocked, id=3952]

Other Threads:
  0x02a73c00 VMThread [id=4024]
  0x02a8e000 WatcherThread [id=836]

VM state:not at safepoint (normal execution)

VM Mutex/Monitor currently owned by a thread: None

Heap
 def new generation total 4544K, used 465K [0x1e960000, 0x1ee40000, 0x1f330000)
  eden space 4096K, 7% used [0x1e960000, 0x1e9a8df8, 0x1ed60000)
  from space 448K, 38% used [0x1edd0000, 0x1edfb9c0, 0x1ee40000)
  to space 448K, 0% used [0x1ed60000, 0x1ed60000, 0x1edd0000)
 tenured generation total 60544K, used 2409K [0x1f330000, 0x22e50000, 0x26960000)
   the space 60544K, 3% used [0x1f330000, 0x1f58a710, 0x1f58a800, 0x22e50000)
 compacting perm gen total 12288K, used 2278K [0x26960000, 0x27560000, 0x2a960000)
   the space 12288K, 18% used [0x26960000, 0x26b99878, 0x26b99a00, 0x27560000)
    ro space 8192K, 62% used [0x2a960000, 0x2ae5b9c8, 0x2ae5ba00, 0x2b160000)
    rw space 12288K, 52% used [0x2b160000, 0x2b79e348, 0x2b79e400, 0x2bd60000)

Dynamic libraries:
0x00400000 - 0x00423000 C:\Programme\Java\jre1.6.0\bin\javaw.exe
0x7c910000 - 0x7c9c7000 C:\WINDOWS\system32\ntdll.dll
0x7c800000 - 0x7c906000 C:\WINDOWS\system32\kernel32.dll
0x77da0000 - 0x77e4a000 C:\WINDOWS\system32\ADVAPI32.dll
0x77e50000 - 0x77ee1000 C:\WINDOWS\system32\RPCRT4.dll
0x77d10000 - 0x77da0000 C:\WINDOWS\system32\USER32.dll
0x77ef0000 - 0x77f37000 C:\WINDOWS\system32\GDI32.dll
0x7c340000 - 0x7c396000 C:\Programme\Java\jre1.6.0\bin\msvcr71.dll
0x6d7c0000 - 0x6da07000 C:\Programme\Java\jre1.6.0\bin\client\jvm.dll
0x76af0000 - 0x76b1e000 C:\WINDOWS\system32\WINMM.dll
0x6d310000 - 0x6d318000 C:\Programme\Java\jre1.6.0\bin\hpi.dll
0x76bb0000 - 0x76bbb000 C:\WINDOWS\system32\PSAPI.DLL
0x6d770000 - 0x6d77c000 C:\Programme\Java\jre1.6.0\bin\verify.dll
0x6d3b0000 - 0x6d3cf000 C:\Programme\Java\jre1.6.0\bin\java.dll
0x6d7b0000 - 0x6d7bf000 C:\Programme\Java\jre1.6.0\bin\zip.dll
0x6d000000 - 0x6d1c3000 C:\Programme\Java\jre1.6.0\bin\awt.dll
0x72f70000 - 0x72f96000 C:\WINDOWS\system32\WINSPOOL.DRV
0x77be0000 - 0x77c38000 C:\WINDOWS\system32\msvcrt.dll
0x76330000 - 0x7634d000 C:\WINDOWS\system32\IMM32.dll
0x774b0000 - 0x775ed000 C:\WINDOWS\system32\ole32.dll
0x736d0000 - 0x73719000 C:\WINDOWS\system32\ddraw.dll
0x73b30000 - 0x73b36000 C:\WINDOWS\system32\DCIMAN32.dll
0x746a0000 - 0x746eb000 C:\WINDOWS\system32\MSCTF.dll
0x7c9d0000 - 0x7d1ef000 C:\WINDOWS\system32\shell32.dll
0x77f40000 - 0x77fb6000 C:\WINDOWS\system32\SHLWAPI.dll
0x773a0000 - 0x774a3000 C:\WINDOWS\WinSxS\x86_Microsoft.Windows.Common-Controls_6595b64144ccf1df_6.0.2600.2982_x-ww_ac3f9c03\comctl32.dll
0x5d450000 - 0x5d4ea000 C:\WINDOWS\system32\comctl32.dll
0x6d2b0000 - 0x6d303000 C:\Programme\Java\jre1.6.0\bin\fontmanager.dll
0x6d570000 - 0x6d583000 C:\Programme\Java\jre1.6.0\bin\net.dll
0x71a10000 - 0x71a27000 C:\WINDOWS\system32\WS2_32.dll
0x71a00000 - 0x71a08000 C:\WINDOWS\system32\WS2HELP.dll
0x6d590000 - 0x6d599000 C:\Programme\Java\jre1.6.0\bin\nio.dll
0x597d0000 - 0x59825000 C:\WINDOWS\system32\netapi32.dll
0x71a80000 - 0x71a92000 C:\WINDOWS\system32\MPR.dll
0x75f00000 - 0x75f07000 C:\WINDOWS\System32\drprov.dll
0x71b90000 - 0x71b9e000 C:\WINDOWS\System32\ntlanman.dll
0x71c50000 - 0x71c67000 C:\WINDOWS\System32\NETUI0.dll
0x71c10000 - 0x71c50000 C:\WINDOWS\System32\NETUI1.dll
0x71c00000 - 0x71c07000 C:\WINDOWS\System32\NETRAP.dll
0x71b70000 - 0x71b83000 C:\WINDOWS\System32\SAMLIB.dll
0x75f10000 - 0x75f19000 C:\WINDOWS\System32\davclnt.dll
0x778f0000 - 0x779e4000 C:\WINDOWS\system32\SETUPAPI.dll
0x77b10000 - 0x77b32000 C:\WINDOWS\system32\appHelp.dll
0x770f0000 - 0x7717c000 C:\WINDOWS\system32\OLEAUT32.dll
0x033a0000 - 0x03679000 C:\WINDOWS\system32\xpsp2res.dll
0x6d1f0000 - 0x6d21f000 C:\Programme\Java\jre1.6.0\bin\cmm.dll
0x6d450000 - 0x6d474000 C:\Programme\Java\jre1.6.0\bin\jpeg.dll
0x76f90000 - 0x7700f000 C:\WINDOWS\system32\CLBCATQ.DLL
0x77010000 - 0x770e3000 C:\WINDOWS\system32\COMRes.dll
0x77bd0000 - 0x77bd8000 C:\WINDOWS\system32\VERSION.dll
0x02fa0000 - 0x02fcc000 C:\Programme\WinRAR\rarext.dll
0x779f0000 - 0x77a46000 C:\WINDOWS\System32\cscui.dll
0x765a0000 - 0x765bd000 C:\WINDOWS\System32\CSCDLL.dll
0x592c0000 - 0x592d4000 C:\WINDOWS\system32\wmpshell.dll
0x10000000 - 0x1076d000 C:\WINDOWS\system32\nvcpl.dll
0x76350000 - 0x7639a000 C:\WINDOWS\system32\comdlg32.dll
0x76620000 - 0x766d5000 C:\WINDOWS\system32\USERENV.dll
0x74c00000 - 0x74c2c000 C:\WINDOWS\system32\OLEACC.dll
0x76020000 - 0x76085000 C:\WINDOWS\system32\MSVCP60.dll
0x5b0f0000 - 0x5b128000 C:\WINDOWS\system32\UxTheme.dll
0x03230000 - 0x03266000 C:\WINDOWS\system32\nvapi.dll

VM Arguments:
jvm_args: -Xms64m -Xmx128m
java_command: utils.swing.chooser.file.explorer.JFileExplorer
Launcher Type: SUN_STANDARD

Environment Variables:
CLASSPATH=.;C:\Programme\Java\jdk1.6.0\lib\dt.jar
PATH=C:\WINDOWS\system32;C:\WINDOWS;C:\WINDOWS\System32\Wbem;C:\Programme\Java\jdk1.6.0\bin;C:\Programme\Java\WTK25\bin;\bin
USERNAME=vm
OS=Windows_NT
PROCESSOR_IDENTIFIER=x86 Family 15 Model 4 Stepping 8, AuthenticAMD



--------------- S Y S T E M ---------------

OS: Windows XP Build 2600 Service Pack 2

CPU:total 1 family 15, cmov, cx8, fxsr, mmx, sse, sse2, mmxext, 3dnowext, 3dnow

Memory: 4k page, physical 1571568k(1051364k free), swap 3512672k(3110364k free)

vm_info: Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (1.6.0-b105) for windows-x86, built on Nov 29 2006 00:48:48 by "java_re" with unknown MS VC++:1310



REPRODUCIBILITY :
This bug can be reproduced occasionally.

---------- BEGIN SOURCE ----------
public class VideoTest {
  public static void main(String[] args) {
    try {
      java.awt.Desktop.getDesktop().open(new File("C:\\dummy.avi"));
    } catch (IOException e) {}
  }
}
---------- END SOURCE ----------

CUSTOMER SUBMITTED WORKAROUND :
As mentioned in the error log the problem relates to the file "nvcpl.dll" that comes with nvidia's drivers. Disabling the dll and all associated applications seems to have eliminated the error.