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Java Runtime Environment (Update 6) 1.x
Company: Sun Microsystems, Inc.
Setup Type: Native Windows Installer setup (MSI)
Package Difficulty Rating: Somewhat Easy (2) [ Rate It or View Ratings ]
Most Commonly Reported Method: Windows Installer Command Line (No MST)
Record Created On: 10/1/2007
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Command Lines: Command line details for installation and removal of this software. Details may include available command line arguments and/or public properties.

From Sun's website...

JRE Installation Command Line Syntax

<jre>.exe [/lang=<language ID>] /s
[INSTALLDIR=<drive>:\<install_path>]
[REBOOT=Suppress]
[STATIC=1]

where

* <jre>.exe is the single executable installer for the Java Runtime Environment (JRE)
* /lang=<language ID>, if used, sets the localized language for the installer (see language IDs)
* /s, if used, specifies a silent installation
* INSTALLDIR, if used, specifies the drive and path of the installation
* If INSTALLDIR is not specified, the installation will go into C:\Program Files\java\jre6 (default location).
* REBOOT=Suppress, if used, indicates that if locked files are encountered the computer should not be rebooted. Most JRE installations will not ask for a reboot.
* STATIC=1, if used, specifies a static installation

Above Entry Provided on 6/18/2009 by jigga_what 		Rate It
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Notes: Shared "notes from the field" covering how to handle the automated installation of this software.

To extract the MSI from this executable...

1) Download the Java SE Runtime Environment 6 Update 1 file from . The file should be named something like jre-6u1-windows-i586-p-s.exe.

2) Double-click on the EXE to begin the installation.

3) When the "Welcome" screen appears, DO NOT click next. Instead, browse to "C:\Documents and Settings\[username]\Application Data\Sun\Java\jre1.6.0_01\. There you will find the extracted "jre1.6.0_01.msi", which can be used for the installation rather than the EXE.

Above Entry Provided on 5/25/2007 by bbowen8 		Rate It
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Create a transform (.MST) by editing a copy of the MSI,

Property Value [IEXPLORER] {0}->{1}
Property Value [JAVAUPDATE] {1}->{0}
Property Value [AUTOUPDATECHECK] {1}->{0}
Property Value [JU] {1}->{0}
Property Value [MOZILLA] {0}->{1}
Property Value [SYSTRAY] {1}->{0}
Property Value [mozilla] {0} -> {1}

Deploy through Group Policy with MST.

Above Entry Provided on 7/17/2007 by paul.strange 		Rate It
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I've always been annoyed that the installer did not uninstall previous versions. I figured out how to do this by stumbling on a Property / Value in the msi.

To remove previous java versions when you install, use an MSI editor (Orca or otherwise) and change the Property "MODIFYREMOVE" to remove instead of modify. I've generated a transform with this change and it worked with Java JRE 6.0 Update 12 (removed Update 11).

Above Entry Provided on 3/12/2009 by slanning 		Rate It
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To hide Update-tab in Java control panel, create a custom action, add the following VB-script and put the custom action in Install Exec Sequence: After PreloadJavaFX.

The script:

Option Explicit

const HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE = &H80000002
Dim strComputer, strKeyPath, strValueName, oReg

strComputer = "."
Set oReg = GetObject( _
"winmgmts:{impersonationLevel=impersonate}!\\" &_
strComputer & "\root\default:StdRegProv")
strKeyPath = "SOFTWARE\JavaSoft\Java Update\Policy"
strValueName = "EnableJavaUpdate"
oReg.SetDWORDValue _
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE,strKeyPath,strValueName,00000000

Set oReg = Nothing

Above Entry Provided on 6/9/2009 by 97marno 		Rate It
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Also to note is that I have had some Java installs not delete/update the deployment.properties file which is the file that websites use to check to see what version you are running. I use the following at the end of my batch script to delete this file and the next time Java runs, the new deployment.properties file is generated with the correct version.

IF EXIST "C:\Documents and Settings\user\Application Data\Sun\Java\Deployment\deployment.properties" del "C:\Documents and Settings\user\Application Data\Sun\Java\Deployment\deployment.properties" /f /q

Above Entry Provided on 9/11/2009 by hyperlite1215 		Rate It
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I have also been using a custom action with a VBScript to set the EnableJavaUpdate setting to 0 in the registry.

This did not seem to work with the 64-bit version of Java, but after a lot of trying different things and research, I found the following information:
If you have a custom action with a script, you have to modify its Type value in the Custom Actions table.

See http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa367428(VS.85).aspx
and also reference http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa371538(VS.85).aspx to see what you need to set the Type value to.

Above Entry Provided on 11/20/2009 by BeckhamTX 		Rate It
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Windows 7 x86 and x64

Here the path to find your msi:

C:\Users\%username%\AppData\LocalLow\Sun\Java

;-)

Above Entry Provided on 4/21/2010 by garftermy 		Rate It
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When downloading the Java package from Sun, be sure to get the "offline" package - you can get that from here:

http://java.com/en/download/manual.jsp

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