Java 8u77 Deployment
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- REMOVEOUTOFDATEJRES removes only those JREs which are below the security baseline. Any that are above will not be removed.
- Use a variation of these command lines to remove unwanted JREs:
wmic product where "name like 'Java%%' call uninstall /nointeractive
rem Remove 64-bit flavours of JRE8
wmic product where "name like 'Java%%' AND identifyingNumber like '{26A24AE4-039D-4CA4-87B4-2F864%%'" call uninstall /nointeractiverem Remove 32-bit flavours of JRE8
wmic product where "name like 'Java%%' AND identifyingNumber like '{26A24AE4-039D-4CA4-87B4-2F832%%'" call uninstall /nointeractive
rem Remove Java 5-7 and Java fx, blah, blah, blah
wmic product where "name like 'Java 7%%'" call uninstall /nointeractive
wmic product where "name like 'JavaFX%%'" call uninstall /nointeractive
wmic product where "name like 'Java(TM) 7%%'" call uninstall /nointeractive
wmic product where "name like 'Java(tm) 6%%'" call uninstall /nointeractive
wmic product where "name like 'J2SE Runtime Environment%%'" call uninstall /nointeractive
- Your command line doesn't deal with the brain-dead "Your JRE is out-of-date" message which your users will eventually receive (and bombard your Helpdesk with). Google for 'JRE deployment.properties' and act accordingly.
> and it should work, why don't use it ?!
One, vendors suck at this stuff and let's not get started on an installer which is an EXE wrapping an MSI which wraps an EXE!
Two, as stated, the installer will - and does! - remove JREs which are BELOW THE SECURITY BASELINE but not those which are on or above it.
I suggest you build a "brute-force" uninstall MSI/script. After all, this junk is just files and registry data so have your uninstaller remove the Javasoft folder, the similarly-named registry key and then the various keys in the registry's "Uninstall" branch. Easy.
