ADDITIONAL SYSTEM INFORMATION :
Windows 10 1803 build 17134.285 with the following JRE installed: 7u79 and 8u191.

A DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEM :
When a Rich Internet Application (RIA) is configured to use a specific JRE in the Deployment Rule Set, launching the RIA fails.


REGRESSION : Last worked in version 8u181

STEPS TO FOLLOW TO REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM :
1. Install both JRE 7u79 and 8u191.
2. Copy a Deployment Rule Set that contains a run action with a version attribute in C:\Windows\Sun\Java\Deployment.
3. Try to start the RIA that requires JRE 7.

EXPECTED VERSUS ACTUAL BEHAVIOR :
EXPECTED -
The RIA launches using JRE 7u79.
Worked in 8u181 and earlier.
ACTUAL -
The RIA fails to start with this error:
java.lang.NoSuchMethodError
sun.misc.JavaUtilJarAccess.ensureInitialization(Ljava/util/jar/JarFile;)V

---------- BEGIN SOURCE ----------
Example of a rule in the Deployment Rule Set that now fails:
  <rule> <!-- SANSWITCH5: "white space not allowed" error with Java 1.8 -->
    <id location="IP adress here" />
    <action permission="run" version="1.7*" />
  </rule>
---------- END SOURCE ----------

CUSTOMER SUBMITTED WORKAROUND :
None.

FREQUENCY : always