FULL PRODUCT VERSION :
java version "1.8.0_31"
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.8.0_31-b13)
Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 25.31-b07, mixed mode)

ADDITIONAL OS VERSION INFORMATION :
Microsoft Windows [Version 6.1.7601]

A DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEM :
In an application started using Webstart a call to IntegrationService.hasDesktopShortcut throws the an NPE



ADDITIONAL REGRESSION INFORMATION:
java version "1.8.0_31"
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.8.0_31-b13)
Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 25.31-b07, mixed mode)

STEPS TO FOLLOW TO REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM :
In an application started using Webstart call the method IntegrationService.hasDesktopShortcut()

            integrationService = (IntegrationService) javax.jnlp.ServiceManager.lookup(
                    "javax.jnlp.IntegrationService");
             final boolean hasDesktopShortcut = integrationService.hasDesktopShortcut();


EXPECTED VERSUS ACTUAL BEHAVIOR :
EXPECTED -
Either true or false, but no Exception
ACTUAL -
Classname of Throwable=java.lang.NullPointerException
Error during invocation of operation 'Programmverknüpfungen'
null
java.lang.NullPointerException
at com.sun.javaws.WinInstallHandler.whichShortcutsExist(Unknown Source)
at com.sun.jnlp.IntegrationServiceImpl$2.run(Unknown Source)
at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
at com.sun.jnlp.IntegrationServiceImpl.hasShortcut(Unknown Source)
at com.sun.jnlp.IntegrationServiceImpl.hasDesktopShortcut(Unknown Source)
at de.stahlgruber.universal.client.base.ShortcutsDialog.<init>(ShortcutsDialog.java:108)
at de.stahlgruber.universal.client.SettingsMenuEd.createShortcutsDialog(SettingsMenuEd.java:149)
at de.stahlgruber.universal.client.SettingsMenuEd$2.execute(SettingsMenuEd.java:43)
at com.karneim.editor.gui.comp.OperationMenuItem.execute(OperationMenuItem.java:75)
at com.karneim.editor.gui.comp.OperationMenuItem$2.run(OperationMenuItem.java:83)
at java.awt.event.InvocationEvent.dispatch(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEventImpl(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventQueue.access$500(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventQueue$3.run(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventQueue$3.run(Unknown Source)
at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
at java.security.ProtectionDomain$1.doIntersectionPrivilege(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpOneEventForFilters(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForFilter(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForHierarchy(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.run(Unknown Source)


REPRODUCIBILITY :
This bug can be reproduced always.