Java Error when Launching Updater

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I've tried loading and launching ProfitUI Updater several times over the last few months. The Updater has never worked for me. I checked the other posts for Java Errors, but did not see anything exactly the same, but tried some of the solutions anyway. Keep getting this error:

java.lang.NullPointerException
at com.sun.deploy.net.proxy.DeployProxySelector.select(Unknown Source)
at java.net.SocksSocketImpl.connect(Unknown Source)
at java.net.Socket.connect(Unknown Source)
at java.net.Socket.connect(Unknown Source)
at sun.net.NetworkClient.doConnect(Unknown Source)
at sun.net.www.http.HttpClient.openServer(Unknown Source)
at sun.net.www.http.HttpClient.openServer(Unknown Source)
at sun.net.www.http.HttpClient.<init>(Unknown Source)
at sun.net.www.http.HttpClient.New(Unknown Source)
at sun.net.http://www.protocol.http.HttpURLConn...Client(Unknown Source)
at sun.net.http://www.protocol.http.HttpURLConn...onnect(Unknown Source)
at sun.net.http://www.protocol.http.HttpURLConn...onnect(Unknown Source)
at com.sun.deploy.net.BasicHttpRequest.doRequest(Unknown Source)
at com.sun.deploy.net.BasicHttpRequest.doGetRequestEX(Unknown Source)
at com.sun.deploy.net.DownloadEngine.isUpdateAvailable(Unknown Source)
at com.sun.deploy.net.DownloadEngine.isUpdateAvailable(Unknown Source)
at com.sun.javaws.LaunchDownload.getUpdatedLaunchDesc(Unknown Source)
at com.sun.javaws.Launcher.updateFinalLaunchDesc(Unknown Source)
at com.sun.javaws.Launcher.prepareToLaunch(Unknown Source)
at com.sun.javaws.Launcher.launch(Unknown Source)
at com.sun.javaws.Main.launchApp(Unknown Source)
at com.sun.javaws.Main.continueInSecureThread(Unknown Source)
at com.sun.javaws.Main$1.run(Unknown Source)
at java.lang.Thread.run(Unknown Source)


I've tried re-installing Java, re-downloading the Updater, launching from the desktop, launching from the command line (javaws C:\launch.pnlp), launching from the website (http://updater.pala.de), turning off my anti-virus protection, checking my firewall, and of course, restarting my computer for every different action. I re-installed Java 4 times. I have Windows XP, so doesn't seem to be any connection with the Vista problems. I have to re-install Profit UI from scratch every time SOE does a major update, and it's a pain. Any suggestions would be welcome.

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