Using IEAK to install Java

[Eddie]

I have a problem with deploying PCs using RIS, IEAK & Java. The JRE
manages to mess up Java in IE only when I run an automated, silent
install of JRE.

I am using RIS & IEAK to deploy Windows 2000 & XP Professional & a
pre-configured IE6. As a component of IE6 I have added Sun's JRE1.3.1
which we need for an internal application to run.

I have specified for IEAK to add the JRE component after a reboot.
*IF* I take the automation away from JRE then it runs correctly after
the reboot & I can make my selections manually to successfully install
it - my in-house app runs great & so does JRE in place of MS JVM.

When I add the automation back in, my IEAK package installs JRE before
rebooting. This results in the Java app still running ok *BUT*
suddenly IE complains that it needs to download JVM when it needs to
run Java in an IE window. I can't get it to download the JVM because
the IE page that requires it is a web access authentication page!

The .iss file for JRE is shown below.

[InstallShield Silent]
Version=v5.00.000
File=Response File
[DlgOrder]
Dlg0=SdLicense-0
Count=4
Dlg1=SdAskDestPath-0
Dlg2=SdAskOptions-0
Dlg3=SdFinishReboot-0
[SdLicense-0]
Result=1
[SdAskDestPath-0]
szDir=C:\Program Files\JavaSoft\JRE\1.3.1_03
Result=1
[SdAskOptions-0]
Component-type=string
Component-count=1
Component-0=Microsoft Internet Explorer
Result=1
[Application]
Name=Java Runtime Environment
Version=1.3
Company=JavaSoft
[SdFinishReboot-0]
Result=1
BootOption=0


Can anyone help me please?

Thanks
Eddie

 

[Torgeir Bakken (MVP)]

(snip)
When I add the automation back in, my IEAK package installs JRE before
rebooting. This results in the Java app still running ok *BUT*
suddenly IE complains that it needs to download JVM when it needs to
run Java in an IE window. I can't get it to download the JVM because
the IE page that requires it is a web access authentication page!

Hi

Does the same happen if you try to install SUN JRE 1.4 instead of 1.3?

A workaround would maybe be to install MS Java Virtual Machine as well to avoid
the prompting from IE?

 

[JayDee]

I use "cmdlines.txt" to install java during a RIS install.

There are command line switches to specify making it the default VM for IE
during the install
This method works really well.

hope this helps