How do I deploy Java using Active Directory across a network ?

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How do I deploy Java using Active Directory across a network ?

This article applies to:

Platform(s): Windows XP, Windows 2003
Browser(s): Internet Explorer 5.5, Internet Explorer 6.x, Netscape 6.2x, Netscape 7, Mozilla 1.4+
Java version(s): 1.5.0

This help page is intended for network administrators. It is assumed that you have sufficient knowledge to perform the technical steps.

SOLUTION

Follow these steps to extract the .msi file from the Sun JRE installer for deployment through Active Directory based network:

Download and launch the Sun JRE Windows Offline Installation executable (.exe) file.

Navigate to LocalAppData folder (the user's Application Data folder). The location of the LocalAppData folder differs for each Windows platform.

Windows XP: C:\Documents and Settings\<User>\Local Settings\Application Data
Windows 2000 C:\Documents and Settings\<User>\Application Data

Inside the LocalAppData folder, you will find a folder named:
{3248F0A6-6813-11D6-A77B-00B0D0150000}.
Open this folder.
Note: The last 6 digits of this CLSID and the name of the .msi file will differ for each release number. In this example, the release is 1.5.0, which corresponds to 50000.

From there, you can use Active Directory to distribute the Java Runtime Environment, v1.5.0.msi file to as many client Windows platforms as you want.

If you want to register the JRE as the default virtual machine of Internet Explorer, Mozilla, and Netscape browsers, you will have to create a transform that sets the variables IEXPLORER, MOZILLA, and NETSCAPE6 to 1 in the Property.idt table.
You can find instructions on how to generate and use transforms at the Microsoft MSDN site.

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