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Some Windows systems fail to launch due to Java Access Bridge problem

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Description

Relevant stack trace is:

```
java.awt.AWTError: Assistive Technology not found: com.sun.java.accessibility.AccessBridge
at java.awt.Toolkit.loadAssistiveTechnologies(Toolkit.java:773)
at java.awt.Toolkit.getDefaultToolkit(Toolkit.java:872)
at java.awt.Window.getToolkit(Window.java:1168)
at java.awt.Window.init(Window.java:395)
at java.awt.Window.(Window.java:433)
at java.awt.Frame.(Frame.java:403)
at ij.ImageJ.(ImageJ.java:143)
at ij.ImageJ.(ImageJ.java:131)
```

After a few web searches, I am totally clueless as to what causes this problem.

See also:
- http://code.imagej.net/chatlogs/fiji-devel?times=prefix&start-date=2015-04-21&start-time=0400&end-date=2015-04-22&end-time=0400

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Research direction

Start by reproducing the launch failure on an affected Windows system and trace the Java Access Bridge error through java.awt.Toolkit.loadAssistiveTechnologies and ij.ImageJ initialization. Review the linked chat log and determine the cause; the issue is done when affected systems launch without this AWTError.

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Assessment

Tech stack
java
Domain
desktop, operating-systems
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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