Null Pointer Exception while reloading an Applet multiple times on WinXP SP2.
IE6.0
Buid used : 6u1b05 and 5u12

Exception.

Exception in thread "AWT-EventQueue-17" java.lang.NullPointerException: null pData
at sun.awt.windows.WComponentPeer.nativeHandleEvent(Native Method)
at sun.awt.windows.WComponentPeer.handleEvent(WComponentPeer.java:262)
at java.awt.Component.dispatchEventImpl(Component.java:4060)
at java.awt.Component.dispatchEvent(Component.java:3819)
at java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEvent(EventQueue.java:463)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpOneEventForHierarchy(EventDispatchThread.java:242)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForHierarchy(EventDispatchThread.java:163)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(EventDispatchThread.java:157)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(EventDispatchThread.java:149)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.run(EventDispatchThread.java:110)

There was one more bug filed on this 6537491 with a diffrent exception description.

How to reproduce:

Launch page - http://sqindia.india.sun.com/~rn195728/BugVerification/6480378/Top.html
Click on Launch Button.
Observe the console.

Applet Code:
import java.applet.Applet;
import java.awt.TextArea;

public class CrashTextAreaApplet extends Applet
{

TextArea ta;

    public CrashTextAreaApplet()
    {
        ta = new TextArea(20, 70);
    }

    public void init()
    {
        add(ta);
    }

    public void start()
    {
        Thread textWriter = new Thread() {

            public void run()
            {
                do
                    ta.append("Attempting crash Attempting crash Attempting crash Attempting crash Attempting crash \n");
                while(true);
            }
        };
        textWriter.start();
    }

    public void destroy()
    {
        ta.setText("");
    }

}