Combine Ben's and Joseph's emails in the right order and you have a good solution. Mix it up and you have a hot mess. Get the one from Sun, use 7-Zip to extract it. 7-Zip is awesome.
On Wed, Jan 19, 2011 at 3:19 PM, Joseph L. Casale <jcas...@activenetwerx.com > wrote: > Grab the one from Sun, not Java.com, it doesn’t have the toolbar. > Run it, don’t click anything, look in your temp folder for the unpacked > msi. While the dialogue is waiting for input, copy the msi away… > > > > *From:* richardmccl...@aspca.org [mailto:richardmccl...@aspca.org] > *Sent:* Wednesday, January 19, 2011 12:43 PM > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > *Subject:* Java JRE update MSI > > > > > Greetings! > > Wishing to force Java JRE updates on my users (they sort-of update > automatically, but the user must click the icon to get the update to run), > I've been looking up how to get an .MSI file for the latest JRE version. > > Unfortunately, the Java web site does not seem to work... > > http://www.java.com/en/download/help/msi_install.xml > > This tells you to download and run the .EXE file. It then says where the > .MSI has been extracted. This much is true. However, if I finish the > install, then the .MSI file gets deleted. If I abort the process, the .MSI > files gets deleted. If I pause the process, then the .MSI file is either > "locked" so it can't be copied elsewhere, or if it copies it becomes > non-functional. > > The referenced web site has a "Get Help Now!" button. That brings one to a > pay-to-play chat session, "Most problems cost about $50 to fix." Nice... > > Anyway, the version to which we currently wish to force our systems is Java > 6 Update 23. Any successful methods to extract the .MSI for that version? > > Thanks! > -- > Richard D. McClary > Systems Administrator, Information Technology Group > *ASPCA®* > 1717 S. Philo Rd, Ste 36 > Urbana, IL 61802 > > richardmccl...@aspca.org > > P: 217-337-9761 > C: 217-417-1182 > F: 217-337-9761 > www.aspca.org > > > The information contained in this e-mail, and any attachments hereto, is > from The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals® (ASPCA > ®) and is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may > contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not > the intended recipient of this e-mail, you are hereby notified that any > dissemination, distribution, copying or use of the contents of this e-mail, > and any attachments hereto, is strictly prohibited. If you have received > this e-mail in error, please immediately notify me by reply email and > permanently delete the original and any copy of this e-mail and any printout > thereof. > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
