Install ok. Starting hangs

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Problem starting VP-UML Community Ed. I tried downloading the regular
edition, then the “no install” version. JDK 5.0.9 with JAVA_HOME properly
set (can do: java -version and javac … ok). Here is my log:

[Wed Nov 22 09:23:14 EST 2006] [message] [Wed Nov 22 09:23:14 EST 2006]: Start Visual Paradigm for UML Community Edition [VP-UML CE]: 5.3 (sp3_20061117)
[Wed Nov 22 09:23:15 EST 2006] [message] Installation properties: C:\Program Files\VP Suite 2.3\resources\vpuml.vpsuite_installation.properties
[Wed Nov 22 09:23:32 EST 2006] [message] Exception in thread “Thread-3”
[Wed Nov 22 09:23:32 EST 2006] [message] java.lang.NullPointerException
[Wed Nov 22 09:23:32 EST 2006] [message] at v.blj.v(:250)
[Wed Nov 22 09:23:32 EST 2006] [message] at v.blj.(:56)
[Wed Nov 22 09:23:32 EST 2006] [message] at v.vdz.(:108)
[Wed Nov 22 09:23:32 EST 2006] [message] at v.irev.i(:133)
[Wed Nov 22 09:23:32 EST 2006] [message] at v.irev.i(:53)
[Wed Nov 22 09:23:32 EST 2006] [message] at v.gqx.E(:340)
[Wed Nov 22 09:23:32 EST 2006] [message] at v.gqx.l(:227)
[Wed Nov 22 09:23:32 EST 2006] [message] at v.icji.(:707)
[Wed Nov 22 09:23:32 EST 2006] [message] at v.cxx.f(:269)
[Wed Nov 22 09:23:32 EST 2006] [message] at v.cxx.i(:36)
[Wed Nov 22 09:23:32 EST 2006] [message] at v.gen.run(:79)
[Wed Nov 22 09:23:32 EST 2006] [message] at java.lang.Thread.run(Unknown Source)

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Finally found the problem - “dirty” registry. Although all other Java apps work fine, VP didn’t. Applied a Reg Cleaner and it worked too.