JBoss: Runtime.getRuntime().exec() under windows is hanging

Issue

Process p = Runtime.getRuntime().exec("someprogram.exe")

seems to hang when executed from within JBoss running as a service under Windows

JBoss Enterprise Application Platform (EAP) 5.x
Windows

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