with only a bundled  OpenJava (11.0.4), the exe runs fine and shows splash gif on startup (configured with "jre_order b") Animated gif also works :-)

however when i also install.msi  OpenJava 11.0.4 on same machine, then exe and my java app fail to run. (system path is configured to this location)

if i install OpenJava 11.0.12, then j2e and my java application will launch, but with no splash image.

WIndows 10

cont...

it appears whenever the bundled version and installed version are the exact same, do i get complete fail

if bundled version and installed version are not the same, then my app launches, but with no splash screen (tested with java 9,10,11,12,16)