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See http://bits.netbeans.org/dev/javadoc/org-openide-util/org/openide/util/doc-files/logging.html This link reports that one should use NotifyDescriptor.Exception to inform the user about exceptions but NotifyDescriptor.Exception is deprecated in favor of org.openide.util.Exceptions.