FULL PRODUCT VERSION :
Java version 1.6.0_24

ADDITIONAL OS VERSION INFORMATION :
Windows XP
Windows Vista

A DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEM :
I have a applet which works fine in Firefox, Chrome and Internet Explorer (IE) for version 1.6.0_23 and previous versions.
In version 1.6.0_24 the applet still works fine in Firefox and Chrome but it does not work in Internet Explorer.

Sometimes error messages occurs sometimes the applet constantly reloads.

I have tested the applet in version 6, 7 and 8 of Internet Explorer but it is the same error.


STEPS TO FOLLOW TO REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM :
The applet can be found here:
http://www.vaxjook.se/motionsorientering/test/index_java.html

All the necessary files can be downloaded from here:
http://www.vaxjook.se/motionsorientering/test/Applet9.zip

The applet files can also be found here:
http://www.vaxjook.se/motionsorientering/test/Applet9.java

http://www.vaxjook.se/motionsorientering/test/Applet9$1.class
http://www.vaxjook.se/motionsorientering/test/Applet9$2.class
http://www.vaxjook.se/motionsorientering/test/Applet9$DrawBackground.class
http://www.vaxjook.se/motionsorientering/test/Applet9.class

http://www.vaxjook.se/motionsorientering/test/Get_data.class
http://www.vaxjook.se/motionsorientering/test/getTheDate.class
http://www.vaxjook.se/motionsorientering/test/TextIO.class

EXPECTED VERSUS ACTUAL BEHAVIOR :
EXPECTED -
The expected result can be seen if the applet is loaded in Mozilla Firefox or Google Chrome.
ACTUAL -
The actual result can be seen if the applet is loaded in Mozilla Firefox or Google Chrome.

ERROR MESSAGES/STACK TRACES THAT OCCUR :
Sometimes there are error messages other times not. This is an example of the error log:

Exception in thread "AWT-EventQueue-2" java.lang.InternalError: couldn't create component peer
	at sun.awt.windows.WComponentPeer.checkCreation(Unknown Source)
	at sun.awt.windows.WComponentPeer.<init>(Unknown Source)
	at sun.awt.windows.WCanvasPeer.<init>(Unknown Source)
	at sun.awt.windows.WPanelPeer.<init>(Unknown Source)
	at sun.awt.windows.WWindowPeer.<init>(Unknown Source)
	at sun.awt.windows.WFramePeer.<init>(Unknown Source)
	at sun.awt.windows.WEmbeddedFramePeer.<init>(Unknown Source)
	at sun.awt.windows.WToolkit.createEmbeddedFrame(Unknown Source)
	at sun.awt.windows.WEmbeddedFrame.addNotify(Unknown Source)
	at sun.plugin2.main.client.PluginEmbeddedFrame.addNotify(Unknown Source)
	at sun.awt.windows.WEmbeddedFrame.<init>(Unknown Source)
	at sun.plugin2.main.client.PluginEmbeddedFrame.<init>(Unknown Source)
	at sun.plugin2.main.client.PluginMain$StartAppletRunner.run(Unknown Source)
	at java.awt.event.InvocationEvent.dispatch(Unknown Source)
	at java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEventImpl(Unknown Source)
	at java.awt.EventQueue.access$000(Unknown Source)
	at java.awt.EventQueue$1.run(Unknown Source)
	at java.awt.EventQueue$1.run(Unknown Source)
	at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
	at java.security.AccessControlContext$1.doIntersectionPrivilege(Unknown Source)
	at java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source)
	at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpOneEventForFilters(Unknown Source)
	at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForFilter(Unknown Source)
	at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForHierarchy(Unknown Source)
	at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(Unknown Source)
	at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(Unknown Source)
	at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.run(Unknown Source)

REPRODUCIBILITY :
This bug can be reproduced always.

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All the necessary files can be downloaded from here:
http://www.vaxjook.se/motionsorientering/test/Applet9.zip
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CUSTOMER SUBMITTED WORKAROUND :
Not found a workaround...