I have the same problem, with exactly the same conditions.
Everything worked with Java 6u6.
With 6u7 I keep getting the same exception.
Application Client can be started with temporary file support disabled.
I suppose it's a problem with Java 6u7 (probably with WS, since everything else seems to work fine).
Also, web start works fine with java application which are not Enterprise Application Clients.
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