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PROBLEM: os.name returns "Windows NT (unknown)" on Windows Vista IMPACT: Deployment/Deployment, Deployment/Plugin tests etc which rely on os.name cannot run as results directory will be created as the following format: $USER_NAME.Windows_NT_(unknown).x86 REPRODUCIBLE TESTCASE: I used the following testcase: import java.lang.*; class Test { public static void main(String args[]) { System.out.println ("os.name = " + System.getProperty("os.name")); System.out.println ("os.arch = " + System.getProperty("os.arch")); System.out.println ("os.version = " + System.getProperty("os.version")); } } OUTPUT: Compiled the file on windows-vista as follows: c:/j2sdk1.4.2_12/bin/javac Test.java Ran it with following output: c:/j2sdk1.4.2_12/bin/java Test os.name = Windows NT (unknown) os.arch = x86 os.version = 6.0 If I compile the file and run on windows-vista with mustang: c:/jdk1.6.0/bin/javac Test c:/jdk1.6.0/bin/java Test os.name = Windows Vista os.arch = x86 os.version = 6.0 NOTES: Windows Vista (TM) Beta 2 - Build 5308.