JDK-7062688 : Java Web Start app re-launched from shortcut icon does not load updated jar files
  • Type: Bug
  • Component: deploy
  • Sub-Component: webstart
  • Affected Version: 7
  • Priority: P3
  • Status: Closed
  • Resolution: Duplicate
  • OS: windows_xp
  • CPU: x86
  • Submitted: 2011-07-05
  • Updated: 2013-09-12
  • Resolved: 2011-07-08
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Description
Java Web Start application re-launched from shortcut icon on a Windows 
 dektop does not load updated jar files.                                                                                     
 Java Web Start application is installed on a Windows desktop by a shortcut      
 icon. When the application deployed on the server-side was updated meanwhile, 
 updated jar files are not loaded on the client-side, if the application is 
 re-launched from shortcut icon.             
 As a consequence the application may break, because other files may get 
 loaded after the update, resulting in an inconsistent state.
 The application needs to be restarted from the browser or shell window, 
 in order to fully load the update and correct the inconsistent situation.                                                                   
 The behavior is strictly reproducible.
 The behavior is reproducible only, if the path to the Java Deployment cache
 contains 'white space' characters. This is the case for Windows XP and 
 earlier Windows operating systems, where the Java Deployment Cache is in
 'C:\Documents and Settings\...'.

Comments
EVALUATION since in description the jnlp file was changed to include additional jars, this is the same problem as: 7063209: JWS (started from desktop shorcut) doesn't update updated JNLP file from server closing as a dupe
08-07-2011

WORK AROUND The issue is no longer reproducible when the Java Deployment Cache is placed into 'C:\JDcache' or any other path, that does not contain 'white space' charactes.
05-07-2011