NW2004s Sneak Preview Java install never starts up

Question

I've installed NW2004s Sneak Preview Java on Windows XP Media Centre Edition with 2Gb RAM and 8Gb swapfile but the server never finished starting up properly.
I've tried with JSDK 1.4.2_09, _11, _12 and with the recommended Sun JDK parameters but always the same problem.
The MMC reports the server has started up completely, with all green icons, but when I open a browser and point at http://localhost:50100/irj or anything else I get a 503 Service Unavailable or 503 The Application Is Currently Stopped errors.
The CPU usage of the J2E service processes keep chugging away at about 70% CPU utilisation, and I left it going for 24hrs but it never finishes.
There dont seem to be any errors in the logs that indicate why it doesnt finish starting up.
Has anyone managed to do an install on XP Media Centre Edition, or any version of XP?
Any suggestions?
Steve

Answer 1

Rich,
Thanks for the reply. I still get the same problem. MMC reports SDM, Server0 and Dispatcher all running, and  http://localhost:50100/index.html gives:
503   Service Unavailable SAP J2EE Engine/7.00 
Cannot process a request for dynamic resources.
Details:   Web Container service is currently unavailable.
fter another 10 mins or so the error message is:
503   Service Unavailable   SAP J2EE Engine/7.00 
Application stopped.
Details:   You have requested an application that is currently stopped
There are now a few hundred error messages in defaulttrace, which indicate 70 services failed, although it doesnt explain why. This is the first error in defaultTrace while starting:
Date : 07/04/2006
Time : 14:19:59:781
Message : Tue Jul 04 14:19:59 BST 2006 Thread[Thread-1] initiated a full thread dump due to: Timed out services:
Service com.sap.portal.prt.sapj2ee > hard reference to service adminadapter.
Service naming > hard reference to interface log.
Service connector > hard reference to service naming.
Service com.adobe~DataManagerService > hard reference to service iiop.
Service com.adobe~TrustManagerService > hard reference to service iiop.
Service ejb > hard reference to service connector.
Service cafumrelgroups~imp > hard reference to service naming.
Service webservices > hard reference to interface naming.
Service developmentserver > hard reference to interface naming.
Service ssl > hard reference to service keystore.
Service prtbridge > hard reference to service jmx.
Service com.adobe~PDFManipulation > hard reference to service iiop.
Service adminadapter > hard reference to service jmx.
Service tcsecsecurestorage~service > hard reference to service naming.
Service cafeuer~service > hard reference to service applocking.
Service jmsconnector > hard reference to service naming.
Service pmi > hard reference to service tcsecdestinations~service.
Service com.sap.portal.pcd.gl > hard reference to service jmx.
Service MigrationService > hard reference to interface container.
Service security > hard reference to service com.sap.security.core.ume.service.
Service licensing > hard reference to service ts.
Service jms_provider > hard reference to service security.
Service sld > hard reference to service locking.
Service jmx > hard reference to interface security.
Service DQE > hard reference to service jms_provider.
Service rfcengine > hard reference to service ejb.
Service tceujwfuiwizsvc > hard reference to service cafeugp~model.
Service tcsecsaml~service > hard reference to service adminadapter.
Service com.adobe~LicenseService > hard reference to service naming.
Service com.adobe~DocumentServicesConfiguration > hard reference to service naming.
Service telnet > hard reference to service shell.
Service deploy > service deploy start method invoked.
Service locking > hard reference to interface log.
Service cafeuodimnuacc > service cafeuodimnuacc start method invoked.
Service failover > hard reference to interface naming.
Service com.adobe~DocumentServicesDestProtoService > hard reference to service naming.
Service webdynpro > hard reference to interface naming.
Service cafeugpmodel > hard reference to service tcsecsecurestorageservice.
Service cafummetadata~imp > hard reference to service applocking.
Service cafeugpmailcf > hard reference to service naming.
Service tcsecvsiservice > hard reference to service tcsecdestinationsservice.
Service tceCATTPingservice > hard reference to interface naming.
Service ts > hard reference to service naming.
Service tcsecdestinationsservice > hard reference to service tcsecsecurestorageservice.
Service dsr > hard reference to service security.
Service keystore > hard reference to service security.
Service applocking > hard reference to service ts.
Service monitor > hard reference to service jmx.
Service com.sap.security.core.ume.service > hard reference to service dbpool.
Service http > hard reference to interface log.
Service cafruntimeconnectivityimpl > service cafruntimeconnectivityimpl start method invoked.
Service CUL > hard reference to service jmx.
Service tc.monitoring.logviewer > hard reference to service jmx.
Service tc.CBS.Service > hard reference to service dbpool.
Service apptracing > hard reference to service deploy.
Service com.adobe~XMLFormService > hard reference to service naming.
Service shell > hard reference to interface security.
Service tcsecwssecservice > hard reference to service tcsecsecurestorageservice.
Service servlet_jsp > hard reference to service naming.
Service com.adobe~FontManagerService > hard reference to service iiop.
Service iiop > hard reference to service ts.
Service bimmrdeployer > hard reference to interface container.
Service classload > hard reference to service security.
Service com.adobe~DocumentServicesLicenseSupportService > hard reference to service naming.
Service log_configurator > service log_configurator start method invoked.
Service com.adobe~DocumentServicesBinaries2 > hard reference to service naming.
Service configuration > hard reference to interface log.
Service basicadmin > hard reference to service jmx.
Service dbpool > hard reference to service connector.
Service appclient > hard reference to service naming.
Severity : Error
Category : /System
Location : com.sap.engine.frame.Environment
Application :
Thread : Thread[Thread-1,5,main]
Datasource : 1152021720729:D:\usr\sap\J2E\JC01\j2ee\cluster\server0\log\defaultTrace.0.trc
Message ID : 02004C4F4F5000000000001600000E38000417C15F2CAABB
Source Name : com.sap.engine.frame.Environment
Argument Objs :
Arguments :
Dsr Component :
Dsr Transaction :
Dsr User :
Indent : 0
Level : 0
Message Code :
Message Type : 0
Relatives : /System
Resource Bundlename :
Session :
Source : com.sap.engine.frame.Environment
ThreadObject : Thread[Thread-1,5,main]
Transaction :
User :
Steve