I deployed JRE on multiple machines via Silent Install (Windows Offline Installation) as described at http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.5.0/docs/guide/deployment/deployment-guide/silent.html
With 1.5.0_06 I used the following command line and everything went fine.
jre-1_5_0_06-windows-i586-p.exe /L1031 /s /v"/qb- IEXPLORER=1 MOZILLA=1 REBOOT=Suppress JAVAUPDATE=0
Now that 1.5.0_08 has to be installed, I used the same command line parameters and instead of the installation progress window, "Windows Installer V 3.01.4000.1823" pops up a window explaining msiexec options - no installation.
jre-1_5_0_08-windows-i586-p.exe /L1031 /s /v"/qb- IEXPLORER=1 MOZILLA=1 REBOOT=Suppress JAVAUPDATE=0
This happens on the same machine running Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600.xpsp_sp2_gdr.050301-1519 : Service Pack 2).
Obviously, jre-1_5_0_06-windows-i586-p.exe and jre-1_5_0_08-windows-i586-p.exe are invoking Windows Installer in different ways.
How can I install JRE 1.5.0_08 with the above options using a silent install?
THX for any suggestions.
Michael