FULL PRODUCT VERSION :
java version " 1.7.0_09 "
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.7.0_09-b05)
Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (built 23.5-b02, mixed mode)

ADDITIONAL OS VERSION INFORMATION :
Windows 8 Professional (64 bit)
6.2.9200

EXTRA RELEVANT SYSTEM CONFIGURATION :
using Kaspersky Internet Security 2013, but bug did also show up with Kaspersky disabled

A DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEM :
 "
LocateRegistry.createRegistry();
Registry registry = LocateRegistry.getRegistry();
registry.rebind( " String " , Object);
 "
causes a ConnectException in Windows 8 only

REGRESSION. Last worked in version 7

STEPS TO FOLLOW TO REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM :
Run a simple RMI server on Windows 8.

EXPECTED VERSUS ACTUAL BEHAVIOR :
EXPECTED -
rmi server is working like it does in Windows 7.
ACTUAL -
rmi server crashes with a ConnectException

ERROR MESSAGES/STACK TRACES THAT OCCUR :
java.rmi.ConnectException: Connection refused to host: 192.168.178.48; nested exception is:
java.net.ConnectException: connect: Address is invalid on local machine, or port is not valid on remote machine

REPRODUCIBILITY :
This bug can be reproduced always.

---------- BEGIN SOURCE ----------
import java.rmi.RemoteException;
import java.rmi.registry.LocateRegistry;
import java.rmi.registry.Registry;
import java.rmi.server.RemoteServer;

public class Server {

public static void main(String[] args) {

try{
LocateRegistry.createRegistry(Registry.REGISTRY_PORT);

String test = new String();

Registry registry = LocateRegistry.getRegistry(Registry.REGISTRY_PORT);
registry.rebind( " String " , test);

}catch(RemoteException e){
System.err.println(e);
}

}

}
---------- END SOURCE ----------

CUSTOMER SUBMITTED WORKAROUND :
do not use windows 8