JDK-6406801 : Vista: Click "Go to Java.com" button of Java system tray, two IE windows will pop up
  • Type: Bug
  • Component: deploy
  • Sub-Component: plugin
  • Affected Version: 6
  • Priority: P3
  • Status: Resolved
  • Resolution: Fixed
  • OS: windows_vista
  • CPU: x86
  • Submitted: 2006-03-31
  • Updated: 2010-04-04
  • Resolved: 2006-05-22
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Other JDK 6
1.4.2Resolved 6 b85Fixed
Description
Reproduce step:
On Vista beta(5308), 
1.Open firefox, load an applet 
2.Right click Java system tray, click "Go to Java.com" button, two IE windows will pop up(one goes to java.com, the other is blank). 
Normally, only one IE window will popup.
It might be a Vista's bug.

Comments
EVALUATION Reopening as Microsoft has provided additional information that we can use to resolve this bug in Java.
19-04-2006

EVALUATION this is a Vista issue. we have opened a bug report with MS on this. when we get the bug id it will be added to this evaluation.
07-04-2006