updatemanager java.null.pointer exception in installing patches !

Hey,

I started Updatemanager and get 8 patches to be installed on my system. When I click: Install 8 items now I get an exception from updatemanager:

Updating the local cache complete.

inside AvailablePanel.applyUpdateCollection()

updateCollection: Current Available Updates

updateCollection.getUpdates().length: 8

mouse clicked at column index: 0

java.lang.NullPointerException

at com.sun.swup.client.engine.solaris.SolarisInstaller.beginInstall(SolarisInstall er.java:61)

at com.sun.swup.client.ui.InstallDialog$InstallWorker.construct(InstallDialog.java :321)

at com.sun.swup.client.ui.foundation.swing.SwingWorker$2.run(SwingWorker.java:109)

at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:595)

and the installation process is stall. Nothing happens for hours so I have to manually kill the client, updatemanager. Every time I try I get this error which makes for me impossible to install patches !

anyone any ideas what's going on ? I'm running Solaris 10 GA.

thank you,

stefan

[1069 byte] By [parvu-stefan] at [2007-11-26 6:02:51]