Long startup delay for Java WebStart application since Java 1.7.0u40
Since we installed Java 1.7.0u45 our WebStart application shows a major delay on startup on Windows systems (we haven't tried other platforms). Symptom is that after double clicking the application icon on the desktop the splash screen shows up quickly, stays for some time (as it did before) and closes. After this we have a delay of about 1 minute. Then, finally, the application window opens and everything works like a charm. Our application worked without problems up to Java 1.7.0u25. Java 1.7.0u40 was the first version where the problem showed up. Our app is constructed from a single