jde-2.1.6beta19 w/ jdk 1.3

[Thomas McKay]

JDE Features
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* Supports all versions of the Sun JDK, including 1.3 beta

Really?  Why do I get 

Registry key 'Software\JavaSoft\Java Runtime Environment\CurrentVersion'
has value '1.3', but '1.2' is required.

when I try to run?