oops, nevermind.
it appears that it is showing the icon.
it shows it on the javaws v1.5 download/installing dialog.
it is also showing it on the desktop.
it just doesnt show it on the javaws v1.6 download/installing dialog. i guess they changed it in 1.6 to no longer show an icon? that is what was messing me up. i kept expecting to see the icon in the downloading/installing dialog for v1.6, but it doesnt i guess.
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