splash screen is not shown for javaws applns with kernel VM

Tested OS : Windows
Tested Bundle : http://j2se.east/plugin/1.6.0_05-nightly/2007-09-12/

Steps to reproduce :
1. Install kernel bundle
2. clear cache
3. launch notepad appln
Splash screen is not displayed with kernel VM. Once it is changed to client VM, splash screen is displayed.

Expected behavior : splash screen should be displayed with kernel VM also.