How do I deploy Java using Active Directory across a network?
This article applies to:
Platform(s): Windows 2000 (SP4+), Windows XP (SP1 SP2), Vista, Windows 2003
JRE version(s): 6.0
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 Vista C:\Users\</user>\AppData\LocalLow\Sun\Java\jre1.6.0_05\jre1.6.0_05.msi
Windows XP
C:\Documents and Settings\</user>\Local Settings\ApplicationData\Sun\Java\ jre1.6.0_05\jre1.6.0_05.msi</user>
Windows 2000
C:\Documents and Settings\</user>\ApplicationData\Sun\Java\jre1.6.0_05\ jre1.6.0_05.msi
From there, you can use Active Directory to distribute the Java Runtime Environment msi file to as many client Windows platforms as you want.
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