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Hello

I am trying to develop a silent install for the Oracle Database 10g Client, and found that near the end of the install (whether silent or not) the Windows Firewall prompts me to block or allow javaw.exe. The javaw.exe is under my %temp% folder in a unique folder path each time I run it, because one of the folders includes the date and time in the folder name. If I use OUI.exe to launch the install then java.exe (not javaw.exe) is the program the Windows Firewall attempts to block.

I tried to include wildcards in the registry values that govern exceptions for the Windows firewall but it seems wildcards are not allowed. Since the full path to java/javaw is required I am stumped on how to script this effectively.

What I have noticed though is that if you do not answer the Security Center prompt to block/unblock the install keeps going and appears to end normally.

So my question is two fold:

1. Does it matter for the installer if the Windows Firewall is going to block java or java?
2. Has anyone else found their corporate environment uses the Windows Firewall in this way and had this problem, and if so what did you do?

Thank you