Installing via GPO and merging a .reg using a startup script I have disabled the auto update without having to resort to VBS. By running the script in Computer Configuration>Windows Settings>Sc… Read More

1.5.0_11: This isn't a real MSI, but a drop and run. The auto update will not turn off no matter what properties you set (at least, I've tried a bunch of combinations). You also can't add th… Read More

In JRE 1.5.0 update 10 I also experienced the same issues with EULA as superpenut mentions. If you set EULA=1 you will get gray boxes where java is usually running. This happens in both IE6 and… Read More

I use this line to install JRE 5.0 Update 9: "jre-1_5_0_09.exe /qb IEXPLORER=1 REBOOT=Suppress WEBSTARTICON=0 JAVAUPDATE=0 SYSTRAY=0" Works great when using RIS or SMS. Just change qb to qn if… Read More

I found that in our domain, setting the EULA to 1 would not allow java to run on Firefox, or on IE once we updated to IE7. Strangely it would work with IE6. When EULA was set to 1 using filem… Read More

*** Create a MST for Sun Java 1.x. The recipe: --- Start the downloaded installer, in the directory mentioned below you can find the files needed --- --- Versions previous to 1.5.0_08: In the… Read More

"You already have this version of the JRE installed. Please uninstall the product through your add/remove programs utility before reinstalling." To workaround the above message when trying t… Read More

To silently uninstall Java 1.3.1_06: "C:\Program Files\Common Files\InstallShield\Driver\8\Intel 32\IDriver.exe" /M{D2BFDD8E-D276-11D6-88AF-0050DA21757E} /uninst The /M argument is case sensit… Read More

I've found the new Properties for 1.5 Update 5 and higher to do exactly what we did in prior versions. This makes it nice and clean for a deployment via AD and GPO without any stuff to bug you… Read More

This performs an automated installation where the uncompress action is not displayed, but the installation process is displayed without the ability to cancel. BTW, the Mozilla parameter does no… Read More

For version 1.5.0 the following instructions extract the MSI and MST from the executable downloaded from Java website. 1) Download the executable 2) run jre-1_5_0_05-windows-i586-p.exe /a 3)… Read More

Using Extracted MSI files method Download the Windows (Offline Installation) http://java.com/en/download/manual.jsp Extract MSI files -clean out the TEMP folder -Run jre-1_5_0_04-windows-i586-… Read More

Hi all. I use this as a "unatended silent super installer". Most of the details are in this page, I just put them together. This works for admin and non-admin users too. Enjoy!! C:\temp\java\j… Read More

clewster missed that the MSI property for Iexplorer is: IEXPLORER (Default virtual machine for Internet Explorer) Making your cmd line: msiexec /i java.msi IEXPLORER=1 /qb Read More

I don’t see why people rate this as being so difficult How to deploy Java Runtime Environment (JRE) using Active Directory across a network http://www.java.com/en/download/help/5000011100.xm… Read More

Uninstall Java 1.2x "C:\WINNT\IsUninst.EXE" -f"C:\Program Files\JavaSoft\JRE\1.2\Uninst.isu" -a -y -s Uninstall Java 1.3x "C:\WINNT\IsUninst.EXE" -F"C:\Program Files\JavaSoft\JRE\1.3.1_02\Unins… Read More

jre1_5_0-windows-i586.exe does not support, by default, the expansion and direct use of the .msi file. It can be found however during runtime under %userprofile%\local setting\application data… Read More

If u want to remove the shortcut from your start menu. Go to Editor and Custom Action remove the wrapped DLL's CreateJavaWSStartMenuIcon and CreateJavaWSDesktopIcon. Read More

This procedure describes how to obtain the Java Runtime Installation .msi file In this example we will retrieve .msi file for J2SE version 1.4.2_01, but this procedure can be used for any vers… Read More

When you want to change the location of the plugin configuration (jar) files, you can do this by changing it in the control panel on the cache tab or by adding a User Environment Variable "USER… Read More

I do not use a Tuner in this case. I simply : 1. suppress all dialogs 2. Set a Property for IEXPLORER to 0 3. Set a Property for AgreeToLicense to Yes 4.Added my own deployment.properties (afte… Read More

Here's how I did it with Admin Studio 5.5: Extract the MSI from the executable: j2re-1_4_2_04-windows-i586-p.exe /A It will prompt for a network location to extract to. Using Tuner, I crea… Read More

J2RE 1.4.2 is now a Windows Installer MSI in a self extracting EXE. If you run the EXE (e.g. j2re-1_4_2-windows-i586.exe) with a /a switch you can specify the location you want to expand the M… Read More

I used "setup.exe -r" to record a setup.iss file with j2re 1.4.1_01. You can than use "setup -s setup.iss" for a silent install. Read More

Previous to the version 2.2 release, J2SE (Java 2 Standard Edition) would not run on Pentium 4 Windows systems. This effected installation of any applications that required such as the Oracle Client. Read More