I am trying to install JRE 6.0 on Windows 2003 Server (SP2), it fails, rolls back the installation, then displays a nonspecific error message. There are no other JRE versions installed on this machine. Here is a snippet from the install.log file.
Any assistance is appreciated.
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Action 14:35:10: InstallFiles. Copying new files
InstallFiles: File: core1.zip, Directory: U:\Program Files\Common Files\Java\Update\Base Images\jre1.6.0.b105\, Size: 9685797
InstallFiles: File: core2.zip, Directory: U:\Program Files\Common Files\Java\Update\Base Images\jre1.6.0.b105\, Size: 10238372
InstallFiles: File: core3.zip, Directory: U:\Program Files\Common Files\Java\Update\Base Images\jre1.6.0.b105\, Size: 4868848
InstallFiles: File: regutils.dll, Directory: U:\Program Files\Common Files\Java\Update\Base Images\jre1.6.0.b105\patch-jre1.6.0_05.b13\, Size: 237568
InstallFiles: File: patchjre.exe, Directory: U:\Program Files\Common Files\Java\Update\Base Images\jre1.6.0.b105\patch-jre1.6.0_05.b13\, Size: 5596520
InstallFiles: File: zipper.exe, Directory: U:\Program Files\Common Files\Java\Update\Base Images\jre1.6.0.b105\patch-jre1.6.0_05.b13\, Size: 20480
InstallFiles: File: msvcr71.dll, Directory: U:\Program Files\Common Files\Java\Update\Base Images\jre1.6.0.b105\patch-jre1.6.0_05.b13\, Size: 348160
InstallFiles: File: launcher.exe, Directory: U:\Program Files\Common Files\Java\Update\Base Images\jre1.6.0.b105\patch-jre1.6.0_05.b13\, Size: 3584
InstallFiles: File: COPYRIGHT, Directory: C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.6.0_05\, Size: 4221
Action 14:35:11: DuplicateFiles. Creating duplicate files
DuplicateFiles: File: regutils.dll, Directory: C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.6.0_05\bin\, Size: 237568
DuplicateFiles: File: msvcr71.dll, Directory: C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.6.0_05\bin\, Size: 348160
Action 14:35:11: WriteRegistryValues. Writing system registry values
WriteRegistryValues: Key: \Software\JavaSoft\Java Runtime Environment\1.6.0_05\MSI, Name: INSTALLDIR, Value: C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.6.0_05\
WriteRegistryValues: Key: \Software\JavaSoft\Java Runtime Environment\1.6.0_05\MSI, Name: SYSTRAY, Value: 1
WriteRegistryValues: Key: \Software\JavaSoft\Java Runtime Environment\1.6.0_05\MSI, Name: EULA, Value: 0
WriteRegistryValues: Key: \Software\JavaSoft\Java Runtime Environment\1.6.0_05\MSI, Name: IEXPLORER, Value: 1
WriteRegistryValues: Key: \Software\JavaSoft\Java Runtime Environment\1.6.0_05\MSI, Name: MOZILLA, Value: 0
WriteRegistryValues: Key: \Software\JavaSoft\Java Runtime Environment\1.6.0_05\MSI, Name: JAVAUPDATE, Value: 1
WriteRegistryValues: Key: \Software\JavaSoft\Java Runtime Environment\1.6.0_05\MSI, Name: AUTOUPDATECHECK, Value: 1
WriteRegistryValues: Key: \Software\JavaSoft\Java Runtime Environment\1.6.0_05\MSI, Name: JU, Value: 1
WriteRegistryValues: Key: \Software\JavaSoft\Java Runtime Environment\1.6.0_05\MSI, Name: OEMUPDATE, Value:
WriteRegistryValues: Key: \Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall{3248F0A8-6813-11D6-A77B-00B0D0160050}, Name: DisplayIcon, Value: C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.6.0_05\\bin\javaws.exe
Action 14:35:11: RegisterUser. Registering user
RegisterUser: {3248F0A8-6813-11D6-A77B-00B0D0160050}
Action 14:35:11: RegisterProduct. Registering product
RegisterProduct: {3248F0A8-6813-11D6-A77B-00B0D0160050}
Action 14:35:11: PublishFeatures. Publishing product features
PublishFeatures: Feature: other_US
PublishFeatures: Feature: IE
PublishFeatures: Feature: extra
PublishFeatures: Feature: jrecore
Action 14:35:12: PublishProduct. Publishing product information
1: {3248F0A8-6813-11D6-A77B-00B0D0160050}
Action 14:35:12: getlogfile.
Action ended 14:35:12: InstallFinalize. Return value 3.
Action 14:35:12: Rollback. Rolling back action:
Rollback: getlogfile
Rollback: Publishing product information
Rollback: Publishing product features
Rollback: Registering product
Rollback: Registering user
Rollback: Writing system registry values
Rollback: Creating duplicate files
Rollback: Copying new files
Rollback: Removing files
Rollback: Removing ODBC components
Rollback: Updating component registration
Action ended 14:35:12: INSTALL. Return value 3.
Action ended 14:35:12: ExecuteAction. Return value 3.
Action 14:35:12: SetupCompleteError.
Action start 14:35:12: SetupCompleteError.
Info 2898.TahomaBold10, Tahoma, 1
Action 14:35:12: SetupCompleteError. Dialog created
Action ended 14:35:18: SetupCompleteError. Return value 2.
Action ended 14:35:18: INSTALL. Return value 3.
=== Logging stopped: 3/25/2008 14:35:18 ===
MSI (c) (F0:68) [14:35:18:478]: Product: Java(TM) 6 Update 5 -- Installation operation failed.