Software Deployment

I got the same Error.

Rumpelminz show me the right way.
The AU doesnt install with the MSI.

I installed with the exe -> Control the registry entries.
Now Export the AU entries and import the Regkeys on the machine
to install Java before the Java Installer starts.

Now all works fine.

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\JavaSoft]

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\JavaSoft\Auto Update]
"AUVersion"="2.1.9.5"

So after you've executed your MSI/MST combination, "hide" the installation data and then perform a gap-captureusing the offline EXE. What you should get is what's missing/changed.

There is a silent command line to install Java.. Do not extract it.. Even i had problems.

Hi,

I had the same problem and came up with a solution because I really don´t want to use the .exe file. Here is what I did:

1, Install JRE with the exe into a VM, then check the AppData folder of the user, there should be a "au.msi" with a .cab file. It´s the autoupdater, it seems like the new JRE can´t start properly without it - and the msi install doesn´t install it automatically. When you install the au.msi, the control panel will work - BUT the Autoupdater will mess with your system. Copy these 2 files anyway, see step 3.

2, Prepare the JRE.msi with your settings (i.e. Disable Updates in property table)

3, Prepare the au.msi - I disabled all the custom actions that install the JU Task. I just left the Registry CA´s because I don´t want the JRE to update itself and pop up to the user all the time.

4, After you install those two .msi´s you still have to disable the au via the registry. Just set the 5 keys in JavaSoft\Java Update\ to 0.

It works, and no damn autoupdates or control panel errors.

Oracle should put more effort into their JRE packages, every new version something changes or doesn´t work anymore.

It got one problem left - we use the deployment.properties file in the windows directory to set the security level. This worked with earlier versions - but now it is completely ignored.

Hope I could help.

regards

Same thing on my side.  I just upgrade update 17 to update 21 on 2 VM workstation (WIN7 and WIN 7 64) on a lab environnement.  With GPO I remove the update 17 and push update 21.  Now I cannot open Java via the control panel on my 2 VM !!!  Anyone have an idea to fix this ?

Hi,

i got the same error in the Control Panel when i tried to install the MSI-File:

msiexec /I "%~dp0jre1.7.0_21.msi" /q AUTOUPDATECHECK=0 JAVAUPDATE=0 JU=0 IEXPLORER=1 Mozilla=1

Now i tried to install the *.exe with the /s command and also the parameters i used during the msi-installation - but they are not working:

jre-7u21-windows-i586.exe /s AUTOUPDATECHECK=0 JAVAUPDATE=0 JU=0 IEXPLORER=1 Mozilla=1

So i got a functional Java - with Autoupdater...

i tried to uninstall the Autoupdater:

msiexec /X {4A03706F-666A-4037-7777-5F2748764D10} /qn

and from now on the Control Panel got the same error as before..! Maybe there is a Problem with the missing Autoupdater?

Thanks for the support!