JDK-4480037 : System property user.home affected by WinNT "Custom Desktop Icons" setting
  • Type: Bug
  • Component: core-libs
  • Sub-Component: java.lang
  • Affected Version: 1.3.1
  • Priority: P4
  • Status: Resolved
  • Resolution: Duplicate
  • OS: windows_nt
  • CPU: x86
  • Submitted: 2001-07-15
  • Updated: 2013-08-06
  • Resolved: 2013-08-06
Related Reports
Duplicate :  
JDK-6519127 - Vista: user.home property not set correctly
Description
Name: boT120536			Date: 07/15/2001


Java(TM) Plug-in: Version 1.3.1
Using JRE version 1.3.1 Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM

Use Windows policy editor (poledit.exe) to switch the local users's Windows NT
Shell/Custom Folders/Custom Desktop Icons property off. This appears to affect
the Desktop value of the registry key
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell
Folders]
Run any applet with the java console turned on, to see that the user home
directory is now the Windows directory rather than the profiles\userid
subdirectory. I don't think this is correct functionality, and in any case it's
not what's documented at
http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.3/docs/guide/security/PolicyFiles.html
:-)
(Review ID: 126477) 
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Comments
Duplicate of JDK-6519127. Fixed.
06-08-2013
WORK AROUND Name: boT120536 Date: 07/15/2001 The problem our customer reports is with the policy file, so the workaround is to put the policy file in the Windows directory. ======================================================================
11-06-2004