Testsuite name: Regression test suite
JDK/JRE tested: jdk-6u19-fcs-bin-b02-windows-i586-02_feb_2010.exe
OS/architecture: win7-ultimate-i586
Reproducible: Always
Is it a platform specific regression: Y
Is it a Regression: Y
Regression introduced in release/build: 6u19 b01
Steps to reproduce:
Take an javatest.jar (I used a 3.2.2_02 fcs b08 version)
Delete .javatest folder from HOME dir.
Run java -jar javatest.jar

A lot of exceptions are thrown:
Exception in thread "Basic L&F File Loading Thread" java.lang.NullPointerException
at sun.awt.shell.Win32ShellFolder2.hasAttribute(Win32ShellFolder2.java:523)
at sun.awt.shell.Win32ShellFolder2.isFileSystem(Win32ShellFolder2.java:514)
at sun.awt.shell.Win32ShellFolderManager2.isFileSystemRoot(Win32ShellFolderManager2.java:348)
at sun.awt.shell.ShellFolder.isFileSystemRoot(ShellFolder.java:242)
at javax.swing.filechooser.FileSystemView.isFileSystemRoot(FileSystemView.java:310)
at javax.swing.filechooser.WindowsFileSystemView.isTraversable(FileSystemView.java:632)
at javax.swing.JFileChooser.isTraversable(JFileChooser.java:1561)
at javax.swing.plaf.basic.BasicDirectoryModel$LoadFilesThread.run0(BasicDirectoryModel.java:232)
at javax.swing.plaf.basic.BasicDirectoryModel$LoadFilesThread.run(BasicDirectoryModel.java:211)
FileSystemView.getShellFolder: f=C:\JDK\jdk1.6.0_19\bin
java.io.FileNotFoundException: Execution was interrupted
at sun.awt.shell.Win32ShellFolderManager2.createShellFolder(Win32ShellFolderManager2.java:54)
at sun.awt.shell.Win32ShellFolderManager2.createShellFolder(Win32ShellFolderManager2.java:44)
at sun.awt.shell.ShellFolder.getShellFolder(ShellFolder.java:218)
at javax.swing.filechooser.FileSystemView.getShellFolder(FileSystemView.java:507)
at javax.swing.filechooser.FileSystemView.getFiles(FileSystemView.java:431)
at javax.swing.plaf.basic.BasicDirectoryModel$LoadFilesThread.run0(BasicDirectoryModel.java:218)
at javax.swing.plaf.basic.BasicDirectoryModel$LoadFilesThread.run(BasicDirectoryModel.java:211)
Exception in thread "Basic L&F File Loading Thread" java.lang.NullPointerException
at javax.swing.filechooser.FileSystemView.getFiles(FileSystemView.java:434)
at javax.swing.plaf.basic.BasicDirectoryModel$LoadFilesThread.run0(BasicDirectoryModel.java:218)
at javax.swing.plaf.basic.BasicDirectoryModel$LoadFilesThread.run(BasicDirectoryModel.java:211)