'Package as' creates faulty application

The problem hasn't completely cleared unfortunately.  For some reason a topComponent that appears always enabled when Run or Debugged through Netbeans doesn't seem to get loaded when the application starts through the installer or a packaged .zip file.

I'm going to try and test that the module the topComponent is contained in is actually loading.  There's no other class within that module so I'll need to add something.

I can't think of anything else to try; it's so frustrating to believe the application is working fine and then find it is completely different when packaged up.