Java 8 Remove Prior Versions
I am responsible for the Java upgrade deployment in my organization and we used to remove prior versions until Oracle decided not to in Java 8 update 20.
Using AdminStudio, I added a custom action VBScript to run and remove all prior versions which by itself works fine.
strComputer="."
Set objWMIService = GetObject("winmgmts:" _
& "{impersonationLevel=impersonate}!\\" & strComputer & "\root\cimv2")
Set colSoftware = objWMIService.ExecQuery _
("Select * from Win32_Product Where Name LIKE 'Java 8%%' AND NOT name like '%%(64-bit)'")
For Each objSoftware in colSoftware
objSoftware.Uninstall()
Next
However, if I use any other switches to call the MSI such as /qb the script doesn't run.
Is there a way to force the custom action to run no matter how the MSI is "called?"
Thanks!
Answers (10)
That is what I thought as well, so I went back and added it but it didn't make a difference.
If I call the MSI without any switches, it removes the prior versions.
I assume that you logged your latest attempt and saw that the CA ran?
Right. Launched the MSI by .double clicking it and it removed Java 8 Update 91 and then installed Java 8 update 101.
Also retested the MSI by running msiexec.exe /I <MSI> and it too removed prior versions.
Top Answer
I had to recently remove all versions of Java prior to 8u51 and install it.
I found that if you use WMIC it seems to work perfectly fine with Java products for uninstalling.
This may work for you, it did for me.Here's what I did with mine, this is a copy of the job items (you might want to copy all of this into notepad and then replace the single and double quotes before pasting some of the commands into KACE):
- Launch “c:\
Windows\ ” with params “/c WMIC product where ”Name LIKE 'Java 2 Runtime%%'“ call uninstall /System32\ cmd.exe nointeractive ”. - Launch “c:\
Windows\ ” with params “/c WMIC product where ”Name LIKE 'J2SE Runtime%%'“ call uninstall /System32\ cmd.exe nointeractive ”. - Launch “c:\
Windows\ ” with params “/c WMIC product where ”Name LIKE 'J2SE Develop%%'“ call uninstall /System32\ cmd.exe nointeractive ”. - Log “Java 2 Uninstall completed” to “status”.
- Launch “c:\
Windows\ ” with params “/c WMIC product where ”Name LIKE 'Java SE Development%%'“ call uninstall /System32\ cmd.exe nointeractive ”. - Launch “c:\
Windows\ ” with params “/c WMIC product where ”Name LIKE 'Java(TM) SE Runtime%%'“ call uninstall /System32\ cmd.exe nointeractive ”. - Log “Java SE Development Uninstall completed” to “status”.
- Launch “c:\
Windows\ ” with params “/c WMIC product where ”Name LIKE 'Java Web Start%%'“ call uninstall /System32\ cmd.exe nointeractive ”. - Log “Java Web Start Uninstall completed” to “status”.
- Launch “c:\
Windows\ ” with params “/c WMIC product where ”Name LIKE 'Java Auto Updater%%'“ call uninstall /System32\ cmd.exe nointeractive ”. - Log “Java Auto Updater Uninstall completed” to “status”.
- Launch “c:\
Windows\ ” with params “/c WMIC product where ”Name LIKE 'Java 6 Update%%'“ call uninstall /System32\ cmd.exe nointeractive ”. - Launch “c:\
Windows\ ” with params “/c WMIC product where ”Name LIKE 'Java(TM) 6 Update%%'“ call uninstall /System32\ cmd.exe nointeractive ”. - Log “Java 6 Uninstall completed” to “status”.
- Launch “c:\
Windows\ ” with params “/c WMIC product where ”Name LIKE 'Java 7 Update%%'“ call uninstall /System32\ cmd.exe nointeractive ”. - Launch “c:\
Windows\ ” with params “/c WMIC product where ”Name LIKE 'Java(TM) 7 Update%%'“ call uninstall /System32\ cmd.exe nointeractive ”. - Log “Java 7 Uninstall Completed” to “status”.
- Launch “c:\
Windows\ ” with params “/c WMIC product where ”Name LIKE 'Java 8 Update%%'“ call uninstall /System32\ cmd.exe nointeractive ”. - Launch “c:\
Windows\ ” with params “/c WMIC product where ”Name LIKE 'Java(TM) 8 Update%%'“ call uninstall /System32\ cmd.exe nointeractive ”. - Log “Java 8 Uninstall Completed” to “status”.
- Launch “c:\
windows\ ” with params “/i $(KACE_DEPENDENCY_DIR)\system32\ msiexec.exe jre1.8.0_51.msi / ”.qn / NORESTART JU=0 JAVAUPDATE=0 AUTOUPDATECHECK=0 RebootYesNo=No - Log “Java 8 Update MSI Install completed” to “status”.
- Run the batch file “JavaSettings.cmd” with params “”.
- Log “Java Settings Import completed” to “status”.
There are definitely a number of ways to do it with scripts etc.
For example, we have a batch file hang around that looks similar to your script above, but I want it to be done with the MSI as it used to be.
I have AdminStudio, just can't make it work.
Soooooooooooooooo...you're directly editing the MSI and not using a transform?!?
You have a fundamental misunderstanding of what an MST is for.
In the inimitable Duncan Bannatyne's words "Ahm oot."