There is a new version of sun java available.

Download the newest java version here

The silent install isn't like the old on, since they now use installshield.

Here's the trick

1. Start the installation of Java, but don't go further then the licence screen. This

way the installer will create an MSI file.

2. Don't exit the installion. If you do, the MSI file will dissappear. Browse to the

map: C:\Documents and Settings\<your name>\Local Settings\Temp

3. Copy the MSI file (the name is variable It's about 10 MB) To a location of choice

on your harddrive.

4. Exit the setup.

5. Change the name of your MSI file to: setup.msi (you don't have to do this, but

it is much easyer to remember when you put it in your batch.)

6. Now in the command prompt, you can use the following command:

<Location>\Msiexec /i setup.msi /qb

Good luck!!

Or you can just run the exe file with "/v/qb".

start /wait %systemdrive%\install\Applications\JavaDevKit\JavaDevKit.exe /S /v/qn

Your download link is broken

it's a RC (release candidate) version so it's not final and i preffer at the moment to not upgrade, maybe browser like opera or mozilla/firefox could have problems...

Fixed link

This is nothing new. They been doing this with java since v1.4

This is what I use to install it, personally:

ECHO Installing Sun Java2 Runtime Environment 5.0 RC1...
start /wait %CDROM%\Updates\apps\jre5rc.exe /s /v"/qn ADDLOCAL=jrecore,extra IEXPLORER=1 REBOOT=Suppress"

If yuo prefer to use the MSI you can use the following command (RunOncEx.cmd):

REG ADD %KEY%\007 /VE /D "Sun Java VM 1.5.0 RC" /f
REG ADD %KEY%\007 /V 1 /D "%systemdrive%\install\SunJava\jre150rc.msi /qb REBOOT=ReallySuppress" /f