src/share/classes/com/sun/java/swing/plaf/windows/WindowsMenuItemUI.java

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 1997, 2006, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 1997, 2014, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
  * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
  *
  * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
  * under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 only, as
  * published by the Free Software Foundation.  Oracle designates this

@@ -107,20 +107,20 @@
     }
 
     static void paintBackground(WindowsMenuItemUIAccessor menuItemUI,
             Graphics g, JMenuItem menuItem, Color bgColor) {
         assert isVistaPainting();
-        if (isVistaPainting()) {
+        XPStyle xp = XPStyle.getXP();
+        if (xp != null && isVistaPainting()) {
             int menuWidth = menuItem.getWidth();
             int menuHeight = menuItem.getHeight();
             if (menuItem.isOpaque()) {
                 Color oldColor = g.getColor();
                 g.setColor(menuItem.getBackground());
                 g.fillRect(0,0, menuWidth, menuHeight);
                 g.setColor(oldColor);
             }
-            XPStyle xp = XPStyle.getXP();
             Part part = menuItemUI.getPart(menuItem);
             Skin skin = xp.getSkin(menuItem, part);
             skin.paintSkin(g, 0 , 0,
                 menuWidth,
                 menuHeight,