Null Pointer Exception while reloading an Applet multiple times on WinXP SP2. 
IE6.0 
Buid used : 6u1b05  and 5u12
Exception.

Exception in thread "Thread-162" java.lang.NullPointerException: null pData
	at sun.awt.windows.WTextAreaPeer.insertText(Native Method)
	at java.awt.TextArea.insertText(Unknown Source)
	at java.awt.TextArea.appendText(Unknown Source)
	at java.awt.TextArea.append(Unknown Source)

How to reproduce:

Launch page - http://sqindia.india.sun.com/~rn195728/BugVerification/6480378/Top.html
Click on Launch Button.
Observe the console.

Applet Code:
import java.applet.Applet;
import java.awt.TextArea;

public class CrashTextAreaApplet extends Applet
{

	TextArea ta;

    public CrashTextAreaApplet()
    {
        ta = new TextArea(20, 70);
    }

    public void init()
    {
        add(ta);
    }

    public void start()
    {
        Thread textWriter = new Thread() {

            public void run()
            {
                do
                    ta.append("Attempting crash Attempting crash Attempting crash Attempting crash Attempting crash \n");
                while(true);
            }
        };
        textWriter.start();
    }

    public void destroy()
    {
        ta.setText("");
    }

}