CRASHING in Win98-JInternalFrame

Question

Good Day,
I am trying to run an Java3D application under Windows 98, but I keep on crashing on specific circumstances. I am opening serval JInternalFrames inside a JDesktopPane, some of the windows are 3D models being rotated on average every 100 ms. Upon startup the program loads and displays the models, however if I move windows around and try to rearrange window by tiling them, I consistently crash, under 1.4.1, 1.4.2. However, I am okay under WinXP, NT and 2000. Here is the dump:
An unexpected exception has been detected in native code outside the VM.
Unexpected Signal : EXCEPTION_ACCESS_VIOLATION (0xc0000005) occurred at PC=0x7ABDBBCF
Function=[Unknown.]
Library=(N/A)
NOTE: We are unable to locate the function name symbol for the error
just occurred. Please refer to release documentation for possible
reason and solutions.
Current Java thread:
     at sun.awt.windows.WToolkit.eventLoop(Native Method)
     at sun.awt.windows.WToolkit.run(Unknown Source)
     at java.lang.Thread.run(Unknown Source)
Dynamic libraries:
0x7D750000 - 0x7D76D000      C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\IMAGEHLP.DLL
Heap at VM Abort:
Heap
def new generation total 576K, used 360K [0x10010000, 0x100b0000, 0x104f0000)
eden space 512K, 64% used [0x10010000, 0x10063048, 0x10090000)
from space 64K, 44% used [0x100a0000, 0x100a7120, 0x100b0000)
to space 64K, 0% used [0x10090000, 0x10090000, 0x100a0000)
tenured generation total 4912K, used 4063K [0x104f0000, 0x109bc000, 0x14010000)
the space 4912K, 82% used [0x104f0000, 0x108e7f70, 0x108e8000, 0x109bc000)
compacting perm gen total 9984K, used 9735K [0x14010000, 0x149d0000, 0x18010000)
the space 9984K, 97% used [0x14010000, 0x14991c88, 0x14991e00, 0x149d0000)
Local Time = Wed Jul 09 16:50:50 2003
Elapsed Time = 52
# The exception above was detected in native code outside the VM
# Java VM: Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (1.4.2-b28 mixed mode)

Answer 1

I've seen this crash before too.
Anything that tries to bring up a java GUI, even a simple JFrame.
Don't know if it's due to Windows 98 or buggy Direct3D drivers
on old hardware or what.
-Dsun.java2d.noddraw=true does the trick for me.
I have no problems under Windows ME with the same Java code,
but my Windows ME machine is running on much newer hardare.