To disable the JQS service for Java 6u10 and higher use this command 'Disables the Java Quick Start service "C:\Program Files\Java\jre6\bin\jqs.exe -unregister" Read More

Here is my VB script I wrote to deploy Java 6u12, it can easily be modified for 13 and up. I created this to run in SMS and return the correct error codes. It works for various applications jus… Read More

(This issue is now fixed in Java 6 Update 12 and beyond - see below) BEWARE - The MSI packages for Java 6 Update 10 and Java 6 Update 11 are BROKEN and will hang if you attempt to upgrade, rem… Read More

Download the new update: jre-6u12-windows-i586-p-s.exe or jre-6u12-windows-i586-p.exe NOTE: The install does not put all the files into %temp% with the new Update 12 during the install. As … Read More

Our business goals were to get rid of the EULA, turn off autoupdates, remove the update tab from the JAVA Control Panel applet, have Java work with Internet Explorer, and have the package insta… Read More

For JRE-6u5-Windows-i585-p.exe I used the following command to silently install; jre-6u5-windows-i586-p.exe /qn ADDLOCAL=ALL SYSTRAY=0 EULA=0 IEXPLORER=1 JAVAUPDATE=0 AUTOUPDATECHECK=0 JU=0 RE… Read More

IMPORTANT CORRECTION of my above posting. I'm sorry I have to admit, I was wrong with my proposal to leave the "IEXPLORER" property untouched. Though Sun's Javatest webpage shows correct infor… Read More

Anybody not confused about all these various proposals? Let me contribute ;-) I'll keep it simple. So this is what I found out distributing version 1.6.0_04 (6u4 or 6 update 4) with GPO. Ther… Read More

For Java Runtime, I was finding my users contacting me saying 'shall I install the update?'. So in this configuration I have removed the update function, leaving it to me to test and deploy i… Read More

Thanks you everyone for the entries and switches. I borrowed from everyone notes to develop one that I think works with no errors.. 1st I extraced the msi package from exe for the Jre you migh… Read More

I used the following to install silently and prevent autoupdates thereafter: jre-1_5_0_11-windows-i586-p.exe /s AgreeToLicense=YES ADDLOCAL=ALL IEXPLORER=1 MOZILLA=1 REBOOT=RS WEBSTARTICON=0 J… Read More

Run setup just like mentioned before and stop at the moment you need to agree to the EULA! Go to your profile's temp directory. If it is has files in it, delete them before you start the setup.… Read More

Created an MST with the RegKeys above and added a Custom Action after the Install finalize with the following command: reg add "HKLM\Software\JavaSoft\Java Update\Policy" /v EnableJavaUpdate /… Read More

You can run the MSI and MST created with Wise package Studio with the /QB! switch. You should always creat a Transform for this MSI since the following needs to be changed or added: In the Re… Read More

Hi I found a way to disable the Updater! Using Wise Packet Studio i made a MST, contaning following REG-File (deploy in Windows directory): Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_LOCA… Read More

I was able to stop the Automatic Updates from occuring by setting a Software Restriction Policy using Group Policy. I blocked the JUSCHED.EXE and JUCHECK.EXE files from running. When doing a … Read More

At the moment it looks like it's not possible to globally disable automatic updates. JRE 6.0u1 doesn't recognize the EnableAutoUpdateCheck or JavaUpdate keys. Instead the information is stored … Read More

I found this info how to get a msi file on http://openofficetechnology.com/book/export/html/23 Alex Run the JRE installation executable file, jre-6u1-windows-i586-p.exe. The License Agreement … Read More

I found this info how to get a msi file on http://openofficetechnology.com/book/export/html/23 Alex Run the JRE installation executable file, jre-6u1-windows-i586-p.exe. The License Agreement … Read More

This is the script I use for deploying java runtime. Tested and verified to work on WinXP SP2 and WinXP SP2 x64. Copy and paste the bit between the "---" into a cmd-file. Add this file to a GP… Read More

As of 4-18-07: Downloading from "jre-6u1-windows-i586-p-s.exe" http://www.java.com/en/download/manual.jsp does not work. The installer is apparently missing its transform. Download from http://… Read More

After downloading the offline installation from http://java.sun.com/javase/downloads/index.jsp Silent install with autoupdates disabled: jre-6u1-windows-i586-p.exe /s AgreeToLicense=YES IEXPLO… Read More

After running the J2SE Installer downloaded from Java JRE 6 update 1, browsing to the %temp% dir it created a random named .msi file. I copied this msi file, paste and renamed it jre-6u1-window… Read More

Why does /qb fail? Sun has added some new actions to the InstallUI Sequence, for some reason. Then they realised that /qn failed, so there's the same custom actions in the InstallExecuteSeque… Read More

msiexec /i jre1.6.0.msi /qn this will show no gui at all but avoid the 1606 error which you will get if you're using /qb!. uninstalling using /qb! works fine. Read More

jre-6-windows-i586.exe /s IEXPLORER=1 MOZILLA=1 REBOOT=Suppress Read More

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