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a program I run in widows XP using the virtualbox is coming up with the above error and the log associated with the program, gives the following information.

"Tue Feb 28 12:59:34 GMT 2012
assertion: Automation enabled is false

Tue Feb 28 12:59:34 GMT 2012
PreferenceMgr:init
Malformed \uxxxx encoding.
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: Malformed \uxxxx encoding.
at java.util.Properties.loadConvert(Properties.java:387)
at java.util.Properties.load(Properties.java:335)
at com.apldbio.ifa.gui.preferences.PreferenceMgr.isGeneMapperPropertyFileExists(PreferenceMgr.java:411)
at com.apldbio.ifa.gui.preferences.PreferenceMgr.init(PreferenceMgr.java:101)
at com.apldbio.ifa.gui.preferences.PreferenceMgr.<init>(PreferenceMgr.java:67)
at com.apldbio.ifa.gui.preferences.PreferenceMgr.getInstance(PreferenceMgr.java:76)
at com.apldbio.ifa.IFA.initialize(IFA.java:196)
at com.apldbio.ifa.IFA.<init>(IFA.java:133)
at com.apldbio.ifa.IFA.main(IFA.java:1519)"

I have reinstalled the program (genemapper), which was working fine up until the date above (feb 28th), so I suspect it might a problem with virtualbox.
Any advice would be appreciated!

It's Java failing to load some stored properties. The file is probably plain text and human readable.
I'd be inclined to load it in a good text editor and check the file or seek assistance from the authors of "genemapper"

I'd be surprised if this was a VBox issue.

If this worked before the 28th and does not now something must have changed. What changed?

Hi
thanks for the response.
It wasn't a Vbox issue, was an issue with the program which is now resolved.
Thanks again!!