diff -r e45756bc40c9 core.windows/src/org/netbeans/core/windows/WindowSystemImpl.java
--- a/core.windows/src/org/netbeans/core/windows/WindowSystemImpl.java	Mon Sep 01 17:46:12 2008 +0200
+++ b/core.windows/src/org/netbeans/core/windows/WindowSystemImpl.java	Tue Sep 02 10:19:13 2008 +0200
@@ -43,9 +43,11 @@
 package org.netbeans.core.windows;
 
 
+import java.awt.EventQueue;
 import org.netbeans.core.NbTopManager;
 import org.netbeans.core.windows.persistence.PersistenceManager;
 import org.netbeans.core.windows.services.DialogDisplayerImpl;
+import org.netbeans.core.windows.view.ui.MainWindow;
 
 
 /**
@@ -59,6 +61,11 @@
     public WindowSystemImpl() {
     }
 
+
+    public void init() {
+        assert !EventQueue.isDispatchThread();
+        MainWindow.init();
+    }
 
     // Persistence
     /** Implements <code>NbTopManager.WindowSystem</code> interface method.
diff -r e45756bc40c9 core.windows/src/org/netbeans/core/windows/view/ui/MainWindow.java
--- a/core.windows/src/org/netbeans/core/windows/view/ui/MainWindow.java	Mon Sep 01 17:46:12 2008 +0200
+++ b/core.windows/src/org/netbeans/core/windows/view/ui/MainWindow.java	Tue Sep 02 10:19:13 2008 +0200
@@ -129,6 +129,10 @@
             ((JPanel)c).setOpaque(false);
             root.setGlassPane(c);
         }
+    }
+
+    public static void init() {
+        createMenuBar();
     }
     
     /** Initializes main window. */
diff -r e45756bc40c9 o.n.core/src/org/netbeans/core/NbTopManager.java
--- a/o.n.core/src/org/netbeans/core/NbTopManager.java	Mon Sep 01 17:46:12 2008 +0200
+++ b/o.n.core/src/org/netbeans/core/NbTopManager.java	Tue Sep 02 10:19:13 2008 +0200
@@ -309,6 +309,7 @@
     /** Interface describing basic control over window system. 
      * @since 1.15 */
     public interface WindowSystem {
+        void init();
         void show();
         void hide();
         void load();
diff -r e45756bc40c9 o.n.core/src/org/netbeans/core/NonGui.java
--- a/o.n.core/src/org/netbeans/core/NonGui.java	Mon Sep 01 17:46:12 2008 +0200
+++ b/o.n.core/src/org/netbeans/core/NonGui.java	Tue Sep 02 10:19:13 2008 +0200
@@ -160,7 +160,13 @@
         // Starts GUI components to be created and shown on screen.
         // I.e. main window + current workspace components.
 
+
+
         // Access winsys from AWT thread only. In this case main thread wouldn't harm, just to be kosher.
+        final NbTopManager.WindowSystem windowSystem = Lookup.getDefault().lookup(NbTopManager.WindowSystem.class);
+        if (windowSystem != null) {
+            windowSystem.init();
+        }
         SwingUtilities.invokeLater(new Runnable() {
             public void run() {
                 StartLog.logProgress("Window system initialization");
@@ -173,7 +179,6 @@
                         }
                     });
                 }
-                NbTopManager.WindowSystem windowSystem = Lookup.getDefault().lookup(NbTopManager.WindowSystem.class);
                 if (windowSystem != null) {
                     windowSystem.load();
                     StartLog.logProgress("Window system loaded");
diff -r e45756bc40c9 openide.loaders/manifest.mf
--- a/openide.loaders/manifest.mf	Mon Sep 01 17:46:12 2008 +0200
+++ b/openide.loaders/manifest.mf	Tue Sep 02 10:19:13 2008 +0200
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Manifest-Version: 1.0
 OpenIDE-Module: org.openide.loaders
-OpenIDE-Module-Specification-Version: 7.2
+OpenIDE-Module-Specification-Version: 7.3
 OpenIDE-Module-Localizing-Bundle: org/openide/loaders/Bundle.properties
 OpenIDE-Module-Recommends: org.netbeans.modules.templates.v1_0
 AutoUpdate-Essential-Module: true
diff -r e45756bc40c9 openide.loaders/src/org/openide/awt/AWTTask.java
--- a/openide.loaders/src/org/openide/awt/AWTTask.java	Mon Sep 01 17:46:12 2008 +0200
+++ b/openide.loaders/src/org/openide/awt/AWTTask.java	Tue Sep 02 10:19:13 2008 +0200
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@
 
 package org.openide.awt;
 
+import java.awt.EventQueue;
+
 /** A special task designed to run in AWT thread.
  * It will fire itself immediatelly.
  */
@@ -52,6 +54,7 @@
         org.openide.util.Mutex.EVENT.readAccess (this);
     }
 
+    @Override
     public void run () {
         if (!executed) {
             super.run ();
@@ -59,8 +62,9 @@
         }
     }
 
+    @Override
     public void waitFinished () {
-        if (javax.swing.SwingUtilities.isEventDispatchThread ()) {
+        if (EventQueue.isDispatchThread()) {
             run ();
         } else {
             super.waitFinished ();
diff -r e45756bc40c9 openide.loaders/src/org/openide/awt/DynaMenuModel.java
--- a/openide.loaders/src/org/openide/awt/DynaMenuModel.java	Mon Sep 01 17:46:12 2008 +0200
+++ b/openide.loaders/src/org/openide/awt/DynaMenuModel.java	Tue Sep 02 10:19:13 2008 +0200
@@ -58,7 +58,6 @@
 import javax.swing.JPopupMenu;
 import javax.swing.JSeparator;
 import org.openide.util.Utilities;
-import org.openide.awt.DynamicMenuContent;
 import org.openide.util.actions.Presenter;
 
 /**
diff -r e45756bc40c9 openide.loaders/src/org/openide/awt/MenuBar.java
--- a/openide.loaders/src/org/openide/awt/MenuBar.java	Mon Sep 01 17:46:12 2008 +0200
+++ b/openide.loaders/src/org/openide/awt/MenuBar.java	Tue Sep 02 10:19:13 2008 +0200
@@ -298,7 +298,9 @@
          * @param folder a <code>DataFolder</code> to work with
          */
         public MenuBarFolder (final DataFolder folder) {
-            super(folder);
+            super(folder, true);
+            // preinitialize outside of AWT
+            new DynaMenuModel();
             recreate ();
         }
 
@@ -432,6 +434,10 @@
 
     /** Menu based on the folder content whith lazy items creation. */
     private static class LazyMenu extends JMenu implements NodeListener, Runnable, ChangeListener {
+        static {
+            // preinitialize outside of AWT
+            new DynaMenuModel();
+        }
         DataFolder master;
         boolean icon;
         MenuFolder slave;
@@ -579,7 +585,7 @@
              * It will cause initial update of the Menu
              */
     	    public MenuFolder () {
-                super(master);
+                super(master, true);
     	    }
 
 
diff -r e45756bc40c9 openide.loaders/src/org/openide/awt/Toolbar.java
--- a/openide.loaders/src/org/openide/awt/Toolbar.java	Mon Sep 01 17:46:12 2008 +0200
+++ b/openide.loaders/src/org/openide/awt/Toolbar.java	Tue Sep 02 10:19:14 2008 +0200
@@ -969,7 +969,7 @@
          *
          */
         public Folder () {
-            super (backingFolder);
+            super (backingFolder, true);
             recreate ();
         }
 
diff -r e45756bc40c9 openide.loaders/src/org/openide/awt/ToolbarPool.java
--- a/openide.loaders/src/org/openide/awt/ToolbarPool.java	Mon Sep 01 17:46:12 2008 +0200
+++ b/openide.loaders/src/org/openide/awt/ToolbarPool.java	Tue Sep 02 10:19:14 2008 +0200
@@ -457,7 +457,7 @@
                 new WeakHashMap<DataFolder, InstanceCookie> (15);
 
         public Folder (DataFolder f) {
-            super (f);
+            super (f, true);
         }
 
         /**
@@ -569,11 +569,11 @@
         }
 
         /** Recreate the instance in AWT thread.
-        */
+         */
+        @Override
         protected Task postCreationTask (Runnable run) {
             return new AWTTask (run);
         }
-
     } // end of Folder
 
 
diff -r e45756bc40c9 openide.loaders/src/org/openide/loaders/FolderInstance.java
--- a/openide.loaders/src/org/openide/loaders/FolderInstance.java	Mon Sep 01 17:46:12 2008 +0200
+++ b/openide.loaders/src/org/openide/loaders/FolderInstance.java	Tue Sep 02 10:19:14 2008 +0200
@@ -48,9 +48,9 @@
 import java.util.logging.Level;
 import java.util.logging.Logger;
 
-import org.openide.*;
 import org.openide.filesystems.*;
 import org.openide.cookies.InstanceCookie;
+import org.openide.util.Exceptions;
 import org.openide.util.Task;
 import org.openide.util.TaskListener;
 import org.openide.util.RequestProcessor;
@@ -158,6 +158,8 @@
      *  Started immediately after the <code>recognizingTask</code> is finished.
      */
     private Task creationTask;
+    /** shall instances be precreated? */
+    private boolean precreateInstances;
     
     /* -------------------------------------------------------------------- */
     /* -- Constructor(s) -------------------------------------------------- */
@@ -168,6 +170,17 @@
     */
     public FolderInstance (DataFolder df) {
         this ((DataObject.Container)df);
+    }
+
+    /** Create new folder instance.
+     * @param df data folder to create instances from
+     * @param precreateInstances if true, then instances for all cookies
+     *    are created before {@link #postCreationTask} is called
+     * @since 7.3
+    */
+    public FolderInstance (DataFolder df, boolean precreateInstances) {
+        this ((DataObject.Container)df);
+        this.precreateInstances = precreateInstances;
     }
     
     /** A new object that listens on changes in a container.
@@ -237,15 +250,15 @@
     */
     public Class<?> instanceClass ()
     throws java.io.IOException, ClassNotFoundException {
-        Object object = this.object;
-        if (object != null) {
-            if (object instanceof java.io.IOException) {
-                throw (java.io.IOException)object;
+        Object tmp = this.object;
+        if (tmp != null) {
+            if (tmp instanceof java.io.IOException) {
+                throw (java.io.IOException)tmp;
             }
-            if (object instanceof ClassNotFoundException) {
-                throw (ClassNotFoundException)object;
+            if (tmp instanceof ClassNotFoundException) {
+                throw (ClassNotFoundException)tmp;
             }
-            return object.getClass ();
+            return tmp.getClass ();
         }
 
         return Object.class;
@@ -258,32 +271,32 @@
     */
     public Object instanceCreate ()
     throws java.io.IOException, ClassNotFoundException {
-        Object object = CURRENT.get ();
+        Object tmp = CURRENT.get ();
         
-        if (object == null || LAST_CURRENT.get () != this) {
+        if (tmp == null || LAST_CURRENT.get () != this) {
             err.fine("do into waitFinished"); // NOI18N
             waitFinished ();
 
-            object = FolderInstance.this.object;
+            tmp = FolderInstance.this.object;
         }
 
         if (err.isLoggable(Level.FINE)) {
-            err.fine("instanceCreate: " + object); // NOI18N
+            err.fine("instanceCreate: " + tmp); // NOI18N
         }
 
-        if (object instanceof java.io.IOException) {
-            throw (java.io.IOException)object;
+        if (tmp instanceof java.io.IOException) {
+            throw (java.io.IOException)tmp;
         }
-        if (object instanceof ClassNotFoundException) {
-            throw (ClassNotFoundException)object;
+        if (tmp instanceof ClassNotFoundException) {
+            throw (ClassNotFoundException)tmp;
         }
         
-        if (object == CURRENT) {
+        if (tmp == CURRENT) {
             // uninitialized
             throw new IOException ("Cyclic reference. Somebody is trying to get value from FolderInstance (" + getClass ().getName () + ") from the same thread that is processing the instance"); // NOI18N
         }
         
-        return object;
+        return tmp;
     }
     
     /* -------------------------------------------------------------------- */
@@ -406,15 +419,15 @@
         }
         
         if (cookie == null) {
-            DataFolder folder = dob.getCookie(DataFolder.class);
-            if (folder != null) {
-                HoldInstance previous = map.get (folder.getPrimaryFile ());
+            DataFolder fld = dob.getCookie(DataFolder.class);
+            if (fld != null) {
+                HoldInstance previous = map.get (fld.getPrimaryFile ());
                 if (previous != null && previous.cookie != null) {
                     // the old cookie will be returned if the folder is already registered
                     cookie = previous;
                     acceptType = 2;
                 } else {
-                    cookie = acceptFolder (folder);
+                    cookie = acceptFolder (fld);
                     acceptType = 3;
                 }
             }
@@ -650,17 +663,47 @@
     * @param arr collection of DataObjects
     */
     final void processObjects (final Collection<DataObject> arr) {
-        creationTask = postCreationTask (new Runnable () {
-            public void run () {
-                defaultProcessObjects (arr);
+        class R implements Runnable {
+            HoldInstance[] all;
+            Object[] instances;
+
+            public void init() {
+                all = defaultProcessObjects(arr);
             }
-        });
+
+            public void instances() {
+                instances = new Object[all.length];
+                int indx = 0;
+                for (HoldInstance h : all) {
+                    try {
+                        instances[indx++] = h.instanceClass();
+                    } catch (IOException ex) {
+                        Exceptions.printStackTrace(ex);
+                    } catch (ClassNotFoundException ex) {
+                        Exceptions.printStackTrace(ex);
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+
+            public void run() {
+                if (all == null) {
+                    init();
+                }
+                defaultProcessObjectsFinal(all);
+            }
+        }
+        R process = new R();
+        if (precreateInstances) {
+            process.init();
+            process.instances();
+        }
+        creationTask = postCreationTask (process);
     }
 
     /** Default processing of objects.
     * @param arr array of objects to process
     */
-    private final void defaultProcessObjects (Collection<DataObject> arr) {
+    private final HoldInstance[] defaultProcessObjects (Collection<DataObject> arr) {
         err.fine("defaultProcessObjects");
         HashSet<FileObject> toRemove;
         ArrayList<HoldInstance> cookies = new ArrayList<HoldInstance> ();
@@ -762,6 +805,10 @@
         
         updateWaitFor (all);
 
+        return all;
+    }
+    
+    private void defaultProcessObjectsFinal(HoldInstance[] all) {
         Object result = null;
         try {
             result = createInstance (all);
diff -r e45756bc40c9 openide.loaders/test/unit/src/org/openide/awt/MenuBarTest.java
--- a/openide.loaders/test/unit/src/org/openide/awt/MenuBarTest.java	Mon Sep 01 17:46:12 2008 +0200
+++ b/openide.loaders/test/unit/src/org/openide/awt/MenuBarTest.java	Tue Sep 02 10:19:14 2008 +0200
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@
 
 package org.openide.awt;
 
+import java.awt.EventQueue;
 import java.awt.event.ActionEvent;
 import java.awt.event.ContainerEvent;
 import java.awt.event.ContainerListener;
@@ -297,6 +298,7 @@
         public static int counter;
         
         public MyAction() {
+            assertFalse("Not initialized in AWT thread", EventQueue.isDispatchThread());
             counter++;
         }
 
@@ -328,6 +330,7 @@
         public CreateOnlyOnceAction() {
             new Exception("created for " + (++instancesCount) + " time").printStackTrace(pw);
             putValue(NAME, "TestAction");
+            assertFalse("Not initialized in AWT thread", EventQueue.isDispatchThread());
         }
 
     }
diff -r e45756bc40c9 openide.loaders/test/unit/src/org/openide/awt/ToolbarPoolTest.java
--- a/openide.loaders/test/unit/src/org/openide/awt/ToolbarPoolTest.java	Mon Sep 01 17:46:12 2008 +0200
+++ b/openide.loaders/test/unit/src/org/openide/awt/ToolbarPoolTest.java	Tue Sep 02 10:19:14 2008 +0200
@@ -45,9 +45,12 @@
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.io.ObjectOutputStream;
 import java.util.logging.Level;
+import javax.swing.JButton;
 import javax.swing.JComponent;
 import javax.swing.JLabel;
+import javax.swing.JPanel;
 import org.netbeans.junit.NbTestCase;
+import org.openide.awt.MenuBarTest.MyAction;
 import org.openide.cookies.InstanceCookie;
 import org.openide.filesystems.FileLock;
 import org.openide.filesystems.FileObject;
@@ -75,10 +78,12 @@
         return 30000;
     }
     
+    @Override
     protected Level logLevel() {
         return Level.FINE;
     }
     
+    @Override
     protected void setUp() throws Exception {
         FileObject root = Repository.getDefault ().getDefaultFileSystem ().getRoot ();
         toolbars = FileUtil.createFolder (root, "Toolbars");
@@ -149,6 +154,38 @@
         
         assertLabels ("Now there are two", 2, myTlbs[0]);
     }
+
+    public void testWhoCreatesConstructor() throws Exception {
+        FileObject root = Repository.getDefault ().getDefaultFileSystem ().getRoot ();
+        FileObject fo = FileUtil.createFolder (root, "ToolbarsWhoCreates");
+        final DataFolder df = DataFolder.findFolder(fo);
+        ToolbarPool pool = new ToolbarPool(df);
+
+        assertEquals("No children now", 0, pool.getToolbars().length);
+
+        class Atom implements FileSystem.AtomicAction {
+
+            FileObject m1, m2;
+
+            public void run() throws IOException {
+                m1 = FileUtil.createFolder(df.getPrimaryFile(), "m1");
+                DataFolder f1 = DataFolder.findFolder(m1);
+                InstanceDataObject.create(f1, "X", MyAction.class);
+            }
+        }
+        Atom atom = new Atom();
+        df.getPrimaryFile().getFileSystem().runAtomicAction(atom);
+        pool.waitFinished();
+
+        assertEquals("One toolbar is there", 1, pool.getToolbars().length);
+        assertEquals("Pool name", "m1", pool.getToolbars()[0].getName());
+
+        Object o1 = pool.getToolbars()[0].getComponent(1);
+        if (!(o1 instanceof JButton)) {
+            fail("Need JPanel " + o1);
+        }
+        assertEquals("And now the action is created", 1, MyAction.counter);
+    }
     
     private static Object writeInstance (final FileObject folder, final String name, final Object inst) throws IOException {
         class W implements FileSystem.AtomicAction {