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Java JRE 1.8.0_301 MSI Deployment

Guide for deploying Java Version 8 Update 301 jre1.8.0_301 on a network via Group Policies

Prepare Java 1.8.0_301 Files

Download Java Version 8 Update 301 jre-8u301-windows-i586.exe from http://www.java.com/en/download/manual.jsp (choose the offline installer - the 1.8.0_301 version is about 70.7 MB)

Run jre-8u301-windows-i586.exe. When the installer stops at the first prompt, open the folder C:\Users\<username>\AppData\LocalLow\Oracle\Java\jre1.8.0_301

Note: An easy way to open this folder to to press start, type %temp% and press enter. This will open the temp folder for your user account. Go up two folders and click LocalLow to find the Oracle\Java folder you need.

Copy the file jre1.8.0_301.msi in this folder to a new folder.

Disable automatic updates to the Java 1.8.0_301 installation

Open the msi copied in the step above with Orca:

Create a new transform and make the following changes to the property table:

Change AUTOUPDATECHECK to 0

Change JAVAUPDATE to 0 - stops users being prompted to update Java

Save the transform in the folder with the MSI and CAB files, and close Orca.

Deploy Java 1.8.0_301 using Group Policies

Copy the .msi, .cab and .mst to your remote install share

Deploy via Group policies as normal.

Note: You can test deployment of Java by opening your browser and going to http://www.java.com/en/download/installed.jsp?detect=jre&try=1