Same switches as before for .msi-based install? I won't be able to test for about four more hours. (Grabbed the .msi from temp folder while installing on my work machine.)

I'll edit to post results after I test it.

EDIT: Yeah, the same switches work in this version as worked in the original 5.0 install.

@jrf2027 , i tried almost all switches that .msi installer recognizes

to my suprise i found that

/passive

switch works and doesn't reboot PC.

my batch looks something like this:

ECHO.
ECHO Installing Sun Java
ECHO Please wait...
start /wait %cdrom%\Install\Sun_Java\Java2_Runtime_Environment_5.0.msi /passive 
ECHO Installation Successful!

My .msi is about 9.85mb

/passive is the command for Windows Installer v3.0 only.

you can use this command

start /wait jre5.msi /QB IEXPLORER=1 NETSCAPE6=1 MOZILLA=1 REBOOT=Suppress

It will install plugin for IE, Netscape 6 and Mozilla 1.1 and later browsers

more command can be found form here.

/passive is the command for Windows Installer v3.0 only.

you can use this command

start /wait jre5.msi /QB IEXPLORER=1 NETSCAPE6=1 MOZILLA=1 REBOOT=Suppress

It will install plugin for IE, Netscape 6 and Mozilla 1.1 and later browsers

more command can be found form here.

While what you posted is basically correct, you might want to reference the correct docs for the version you're using next time. One thing that's changed is that NETSCAPE6 is no longer a valid command.

http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.5.0/docs/guide/...ide/silent.html

EDIT: nevermind.

REG ADD %KEY%\007 /VE /D "Java 1.5.01" /f
REG ADD %KEY%\007 /V 1 /D "%systemdrive%\Install\Java_1.5.01\jre-1_5_0_01-windows-i586-p.exe /s /v"/qn ADDLOCAL=jrecore IEXPLORER=1 FIREFOX=1 INSTALLDIR=C:\Programme\Java_1.5.01 REBOOT=Suppress

thats my... install path is german

where can i get .msi files for the update?

run setup and get msi in the temp folder

so what's the advantage of using .msi file over the .exe w/ silent switch?

smaller file size? is that all?

where's the temp folder located at?

im guessing %tmp%

EDIT:

@ryanvm

r u planning to make a switchless installer for this update too? so i know whether or not to go ahead with the normal way?

tried this update.. and it gives me 'run-time' error about 5 times a day, and when i visit certain sites (www.bananarepublic.com , victoriassecret.com ) it's 100% crash

i went back to 1.5 and it's working fine

just a heads up

@ryanvm

r u planning to make a switchless installer for this update too? so i know whether or not to go ahead with the normal way?

But of course

Ryan, you can also use this:

jre50.msi /qb-! /passive REBOOT=ReallySuppress SYSTRAY=0 WEBSTARTICON=0 ADDLOCAL=jrecore IEXPLORER=1 MOZILLA=1 JAVAUPDATE=0

This prevents the coffeecup in systray.

And your site is offline.

Drive:\Documents and Settings\$User Name$\Local Settings\Temp