--- work.9c09578011b5/projectui/src/org/netbeans/modules/project/ui/OpenProjectList.java	2008-04-02 14:32:42.000000000 +0200
+++ /usr/local/space/sources/hg/work/projectui/src/org/netbeans/modules/project/ui/OpenProjectList.java	2008-04-02 12:00:39.000000000 +0200
@@ -770,16 +770,34 @@ public final class OpenProjectList {
         pchSupport.firePropertyChange( PROPERTY_MAIN_PROJECT, null, null );
     }
     
-    public synchronized List<Project> getRecentProjects() {
-        return recentProjects.getProjects();
+    public List<Project> getRecentProjects() {
+        return ProjectManager.mutex().readAccess(new Mutex.Action<List>() {
+            public List run() {
+                synchronized (OpenProjectList.class) {
+                    return recentProjects.getProjects();
+                }
+            }
+        });
     }
     
-    public synchronized boolean isRecentProjectsEmpty() {
-        return recentProjects.isEmpty();
+    public boolean isRecentProjectsEmpty() {
+        return ProjectManager.mutex().readAccess(new Mutex.Action<Boolean>() {
+            public Boolean run() {
+                synchronized (OpenProjectList.class) {
+                    return recentProjects.isEmpty();
+                }
+            }
+        });         
     }
     
-    public synchronized List<UnloadedProjectInformation> getRecentProjectsInformation() {
-        return recentProjects.getRecentProjectsInfo();
+    public List<UnloadedProjectInformation> getRecentProjectsInformation() {
+        return ProjectManager.mutex().readAccess(new Mutex.Action<List>() {
+            public List run() {
+                synchronized (OpenProjectList.class) {
+                    return recentProjects.getRecentProjectsInfo();
+                }
+            }
+        });
     }
     
     /** As this class is singletnon, which is not GCed it is good idea to