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cannot install netbeans 5.0 on new work laptop. it's XP SP2 build, i have admin rights, i have JDSK 1.5.0_6 installed and in JAVA_HOME envvar and in path. when i try to run the archive one, it gets farther but it quits with the following java errors in the log: ================================================================== *********** Exception occurred ************ at 4:22 PM on Feb 22, 2006 java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: Cannot instantiate org.netbeans.progress.module.ProgressListAction for MultiFileObject@18651db [Actions/Window/org-netbeans-progress-module-ProgressListAction.instance] at org.openide.loaders.InstanceSupport.instanceCreate (InstanceSupport.java:212) at org.openide.loaders.InstanceDataObject$Ser.instanceCreate (InstanceDataObject.java:1225) at org.openide.loaders.InstanceDataObject.instanceCreate (InstanceDataObject.java:733) at org.openide.loaders.FolderInstance.instanceForCookie (FolderInstance.java:515) at org.openide.loaders.FolderInstance$HoldInstance.instanceCreate (FolderInstance.java:1000) [catch] at org.openide.awt.MenuBar.allInstances(MenuBar.java:210) at org.openide.awt.MenuBar$LazyMenu$MenuFolder.createInstance (MenuBar.java:614) at org.openide.loaders.FolderInstance.defaultProcessObjects (FolderInstance.java:736) at org.openide.loaders.FolderInstance.access$000(FolderInstance.java:68) at org.openide.loaders.FolderInstance$2.run(FolderInstance.java:622) at org.openide.util.Task.run(Task.java:216) at org.openide.awt.AWTTask.run(AWTTask.java:29) at java.awt.event.InvocationEvent.dispatch(InvocationEvent.java:209) at java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEvent(EventQueue.java:461) at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpOneEventForHierarchy (EventDispatchThread.java:242) at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForHierarchy (EventDispatchThread.java:163) at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(EventDispatchThread.java:157) at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(EventDispatchThread.java:149) at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.run(EventDispatchThread.java:110) Caused by: java.lang.NullPointerException at java.awt.Dimension.<init>(Dimension.java:91) at javax.swing.plaf.basic.BasicProgressBarUI.getPreferredSize (BasicProgressBarUI.java:757) at javax.swing.JComponent.getPreferredSize(JComponent.java:1615) at org.netbeans.progress.module.ui.NbProgressBar.getPreferredSize (NbProgressBar.java:55) at org.netbeans.progress.module.ui.StatusLineComponent.<init> (StatusLineComponent.java:95) at org.netbeans.progress.module.Controller.getDefault (Controller.java:69) at org.netbeans.progress.module.ProgressListAction.<init> (ProgressListAction.java:36) at org.netbeans.progress.module.ProgressListAction.<init> (ProgressListAction.java:30) at sun.reflect.NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance0(Native Method) at sun.reflect.NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance (NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.java:39) at sun.reflect.DelegatingConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance (DelegatingConstructorAccessorImpl.java:27) at java.lang.reflect.Constructor.newInstance(Constructor.java:494) at java.lang.Class.newInstance0(Class.java:350) at java.lang.Class.newInstance(Class.java:303) at org.openide.loaders.InstanceSupport.instanceCreate (InstanceSupport.java:201) ... 18 more ==> java.lang.NullPointerException at java.awt.Dimension.<init>(Dimension.java:91) at javax.swing.plaf.basic.BasicProgressBarUI.getPreferredSize (BasicProgressBarUI.java:757) at javax.swing.JComponent.getPreferredSize(JComponent.java:1615) at org.netbeans.progress.module.ui.NbProgressBar.getPreferredSize (NbProgressBar.java:55) at org.netbeans.progress.module.ui.StatusLineComponent.<init> (StatusLineComponent.java:95) at org.netbeans.progress.module.Controller.getDefault (Controller.java:69) at org.netbeans.progress.module.ProgressListAction.<init> (ProgressListAction.java:36) at org.netbeans.progress.module.ProgressListAction.<init> (ProgressListAction.java:30) at sun.reflect.NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance0(Native Method) at sun.reflect.NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance (NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.java:39) at sun.reflect.DelegatingConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance (DelegatingConstructorAccessorImpl.java:27) at java.lang.reflect.Constructor.newInstance(Constructor.java:494) at java.lang.Class.newInstance0(Class.java:350) at java.lang.Class.newInstance(Class.java:303) at org.openide.loaders.InstanceSupport.instanceCreate (InstanceSupport.java:201) at org.openide.loaders.InstanceDataObject$Ser.instanceCreate (InstanceDataObject.java:1225) at org.openide.loaders.InstanceDataObject.instanceCreate (InstanceDataObject.java:733) at org.openide.loaders.FolderInstance.instanceForCookie (FolderInstance.java:515) at org.openide.loaders.FolderInstance$HoldInstance.instanceCreate (FolderInstance.java:1000) [catch] at org.openide.awt.MenuBar.allInstances(MenuBar.java:210) at org.openide.awt.MenuBar$LazyMenu$MenuFolder.createInstance (MenuBar.java:614) at org.openide.loaders.FolderInstance.defaultProcessObjects (FolderInstance.java:736) at org.openide.loaders.FolderInstance.access$000(FolderInstance.java:68) at org.openide.loaders.FolderInstance$2.run(FolderInstance.java:622) at org.openide.util.Task.run(Task.java:216) at org.openide.awt.AWTTask.run(AWTTask.java:29) at java.awt.event.InvocationEvent.dispatch(InvocationEvent.java:209) at java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEvent(EventQueue.java:461) at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpOneEventForHierarchy (EventDispatchThread.java:242) at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForHierarchy (EventDispatchThread.java:163) at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(EventDispatchThread.java:157) at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(EventDispatchThread.java:149) at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.run(EventDispatchThread.java:110) *********** Exception occurred ************ at 4:22 PM on Feb 22, 2006 java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: Cannot instantiate org.netbeans.progress.module.ProgressListAction for MultiFileObject@18651db [Actions/Window/org-netbeans-progress-module-ProgressListAction.instance] at org.openide.loaders.InstanceSupport.instanceCreate (InstanceSupport.java:212) at org.openide.loaders.InstanceDataObject$Ser.instanceCreate (InstanceDataObject.java:1225) at org.openide.loaders.InstanceDataObject.instanceCreate (InstanceDataObject.java:733) at org.openide.loaders.FolderInstance.instanceForCookie (FolderInstance.java:515) at org.openide.loaders.FolderInstance$HoldInstance.instanceCreate (FolderInstance.java:1000) [catch] at org.openide.awt.MenuBar.allInstances(MenuBar.java:210) at org.openide.awt.MenuBar$LazyMenu$MenuFolder.createInstance (MenuBar.java:614) at org.openide.loaders.FolderInstance.defaultProcessObjects (FolderInstance.java:736) at org.openide.loaders.FolderInstance.access$000(FolderInstance.java:68) at org.openide.loaders.FolderInstance$2.run(FolderInstance.java:622) at org.openide.util.Task.run(Task.java:216) at org.openide.awt.AWTTask.run(AWTTask.java:29) at java.awt.event.InvocationEvent.dispatch(InvocationEvent.java:209) at java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEvent(EventQueue.java:461) at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpOneEventForHierarchy (EventDispatchThread.java:242) at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForHierarchy (EventDispatchThread.java:163) at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(EventDispatchThread.java:157) at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(EventDispatchThread.java:149) at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.run(EventDispatchThread.java:110) Caused by: java.lang.NullPointerException at java.awt.Dimension.<init>(Dimension.java:91) at javax.swing.plaf.basic.BasicProgressBarUI.getPreferredSize (BasicProgressBarUI.java:757) at javax.swing.JComponent.getPreferredSize(JComponent.java:1615) at org.netbeans.progress.module.ui.NbProgressBar.getPreferredSize (NbProgressBar.java:55) at org.netbeans.progress.module.ui.StatusLineComponent.<init> (StatusLineComponent.java:95) at org.netbeans.progress.module.Controller.getDefault (Controller.java:69) at org.netbeans.progress.module.ProgressListAction.<init> (ProgressListAction.java:36) at org.netbeans.progress.module.ProgressListAction.<init> (ProgressListAction.java:30) at sun.reflect.NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance0(Native Method) at sun.reflect.NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance (NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.java:39) at sun.reflect.DelegatingConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance (DelegatingConstructorAccessorImpl.java:27) at java.lang.reflect.Constructor.newInstance(Constructor.java:494) at java.lang.Class.newInstance0(Class.java:350) at java.lang.Class.newInstance(Class.java:303) at org.openide.loaders.InstanceSupport.instanceCreate (InstanceSupport.java:201) ... 18 more ==> java.lang.NullPointerException at java.awt.Dimension.<init>(Dimension.java:91) at javax.swing.plaf.basic.BasicProgressBarUI.getPreferredSize (BasicProgressBarUI.java:757) at javax.swing.JComponent.getPreferredSize(JComponent.java:1615) at org.netbeans.progress.module.ui.NbProgressBar.getPreferredSize (NbProgressBar.java:55) at org.netbeans.progress.module.ui.StatusLineComponent.<init> (StatusLineComponent.java:95) at org.netbeans.progress.module.Controller.getDefault (Controller.java:69) at org.netbeans.progress.module.ProgressListAction.<init> (ProgressListAction.java:36) at org.netbeans.progress.module.ProgressListAction.<init> (ProgressListAction.java:30) at sun.reflect.NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance0(Native Method) at sun.reflect.NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance (NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.java:39) at sun.reflect.DelegatingConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance (DelegatingConstructorAccessorImpl.java:27) at java.lang.reflect.Constructor.newInstance(Constructor.java:494) at java.lang.Class.newInstance0(Class.java:350) at java.lang.Class.newInstance(Class.java:303) at org.openide.loaders.InstanceSupport.instanceCreate (InstanceSupport.java:201) at org.openide.loaders.InstanceDataObject$Ser.instanceCreate (InstanceDataObject.java:1225) at org.openide.loaders.InstanceDataObject.instanceCreate (InstanceDataObject.java:733) at org.openide.loaders.FolderInstance.instanceForCookie (FolderInstance.java:515) at org.openide.loaders.FolderInstance$HoldInstance.instanceCreate (FolderInstance.java:1000) [catch] at org.openide.awt.MenuBar.allInstances(MenuBar.java:210) at org.openide.awt.MenuBar$LazyMenu$MenuFolder.createInstance (MenuBar.java:614) at org.openide.loaders.FolderInstance.defaultProcessObjects (FolderInstance.java:736) at org.openide.loaders.FolderInstance.access$000(FolderInstance.java:68) at org.openide.loaders.FolderInstance$2.run(FolderInstance.java:622) at org.openide.util.Task.run(Task.java:216) at org.openide.awt.AWTTask.run(AWTTask.java:29) at java.awt.event.InvocationEvent.dispatch(InvocationEvent.java:209) at java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEvent(EventQueue.java:461) at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpOneEventForHierarchy (EventDispatchThread.java:242) at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForHierarchy (EventDispatchThread.java:163) at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(EventDispatchThread.java:157) at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(EventDispatchThread.java:149) at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.run(EventDispatchThread.java:110)
These error are not from installer but from IDE. Anyway it looks like duplicate of known Swing problem with broken desktop theme. Workaround is to set default desktop theme on your Win XP. (Problem is that customized theme does not return expected value to Swing and it results in NPE.) This problem is already filed against Swing and should be fixed in some next update of JDK 1.5.0 update release, See issue #64380 for more details.is being fixed *** This issue has been marked as a duplicate of 64380 ***