This procedure describes how to obtain the .msi
file necessary to deploy the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) across
a Windows 2000/Windows XP Active Directory-based network. It works
for version 1.4.2 and later of the JRE installers. Sun includes an
.msi (Microsoft Installer) file bundled up in the JRE
Windows Offline installers. The .msi file extracted
below can be assigned to an Active Directory software distribution
policy.
Download and launch the Sun JRE Windows Offline
Installion executable (.exe) file.
Retrieve the ".msi" file from the
LocalAppData folder (the user's Application
Data folder). The LocalAppData folder will
differ for each Windows platform.
Inside this folder you will find a folder named:
{3248F0A6-6813-11D6-A77b-00B0D0150000}
The first 2 digits are "71" for version 1.4.2_xx, and "32" for
1.5.0_xx. The last 6 digits of this CLSID and the name
of the .msi file correspond to the release number. A
CLSID ending with "150000" means version 1.5.0_00, and
"142010" means verision 1.4.2_01
From there, you can use Active Directory to distribute this
.msi file to as many client Windows platforms as you
want.
If you want to register the JRE as the default VM of Internet
Explorer and Mozilla, you will have to create a transform that will
set the variables IEXPLORER and MOZILLA
to 1 in the Property.idt table. You can
find instructions on
how to generate and use transforms at the Microsoft MSDN
site.
