Deploy latest Java and Quicktime through GPO

[JJonas]

Anybody got MSI's for the latest Java and quicktime software? Ive tried making my own but they wont install. Other MSI's deploy fine through group policys but these wont even give me the deploying managed software dialog. What am I doing wrong?

[ZeroHour]

Java is easy. Its own msi will do tbh with a transform.

Run the downloaded exe and do not click anything. Goto c:\Documents and settings\%username%\local settings\temp and you should find a msi in there.

Copy it and cancel the installer.

I have attached our mst we use for 1.6.0 update 6 but it should work with any version. It disabled tray icons and auto update mostly.

java_transform_mrk1.mst

[Geoff]

You can download the full JRE install here:

 

Java SE Downloads

 

The one from Java.com will not work as a MSI.

[AngryTechnician]

The QuickTime installer needs some slight editing in Orca to get it working for AD deployment. (Orca is a Microsoft tool but I've linked to a third party site here as Microsoft only distribute it as part of a much larger package).

 

The key problem is that the MSI supports multiple languages, and by default it tries Chinese when you deploy it, which will fail unless you have a Chinese language version of Windows installed. In order to stop this happening, I use Orca to edit the Summary Information (View menu > Summary Information) and edit the Languages field so it reads only 1033, and nothing else. This will force it to install in English by default.

 

After that it should install fine, and you can start making some transforms to disable auto-update and anything else you don't like (QTTask.exe, for example). I've attached a sample transform that I use; as always, use at your own risk.

Install Options v1.0.zip

[JJonas]

Thanks ZeroHour. How do I use the transform file?

[ZeroHour]

Once you have the msi just deploy it using group policy and when you add ensure you click "advanced" which will display the extra deployment options a few seconds later. Switch to modification tab and add the mst there

You can not modify the deployed app after you add it, only at the point of adding it to GP.

[JJonas]

Java deploment is still not working for me. It says it is deploying but nothing is changed on the machine.

The MSI file I have is 1561kb is this correct? as the original Java 6.10.exe file is 15.5mb

[Michael]

Check out my Logistix Plugins Plus Pack

 

It contains Adobe Reader 9, Adobe Flash, Adobe Shockwave, Java 6 Update 7 MSIs and Real and Quicktime Alternative which are installed using a /silent switch. I found problems installing Java 6 Update 10, so I don't recommend it.

[Michael]

The reason you may have issues deploying Java 6 Update 10, is because it comes as an MSI and a CAB file which must be in the same directory you deploy from.

 

Java 6 Update 7 comes as a single MSI.

[dalehopper]

i have a working msi of java 6.7... deployable via group policy

[JJonas]

Thanks Michael very handy - at least im not the only one having problems with Java 6.10

I couldnt see the CAB file using 7-zip just a big core.zip file and quicktime 7.55 has gone on ok

[OverWorked]

Java is easy. Its own msi will do tbh with a transform.

Run the downloaded exe and do not click anything. Goto c:\Documents and settings\%username%\local settings\temp and you should find a msi in there.

Copy it and cancel the installer.

I have attached our mst we use for 1.6.0 update 6 but it should work with any version. It disabled tray icons and auto update mostly.

 

Update for Java RE 6 update 13

 

It now unpacks the msi to C:\Documents and Settings\%username%\Application Data\Sun\Java\jre1.6.0_13. There are two files: the msi and a cab - you'll need them both. It also unpacks a msi file to the old location zerohour gave for update 6, but that doesn't seem to be any use for GPO deployment.

 

Attached is an updated mst for update 13 to also disable updates, register with IE, and hide the tray icon.

jre1.6.0_13-properties.mst

[burnzdog]

Hi

 

Does anyone know what i have to edit within the MST file in order to make it install silently? At the moment i trying to install via group policy but im being promtped to selected next to allow the default path to be used.

 

Cheers Matt

[ninjabeaver]

I need help with this as well. The latest Java (without Yahoo Toolbar) won't deploy at all.

[sted]

I need help with this as well. The latest Java (without Yahoo Toolbar) won't deploy at all.

 

what 6 update 6 ive not had any problems with it as long as java webstart is disabled if you are replacing an existing version)

 

ive posted my mst file here now ive not had any probelms with it but i suggest anyone that uses it tests it first on a non critical pc /etst pc

j6u16.zip

[burnzdog]

what 6 update 6 ive not had any problems with it as long as java webstart is disabled if you are replacing an existing version)

 

ive posted my mst file here now ive not had any probelms with it but i suggest anyone that uses it tests it first on a non critical pc /etst pc

 

Thanks. Will this with 6_17 do you think?

[sted]

Thanks. Will this with 6_17 do you think?

 

possibly i diddnt know there was a 17 ffs cant a month go past without a new java?

[burnzdog]

possibly i diddnt know there was a 17 ffs cant a month go past without a new java?

 

Tell me about it.

 

Have tested but i still get the prompt unfortunately.

[Rammie]

Attached is a working MST file to install Java 18 (actually, I created it for v17, but it still works fine with v18). This mst does the usual - disables autoupdate, links into IE and kills the tray icon.

 

I'd be interested in comments about coordinating deployment - in practice, I've had quite a few problems with PCs hanging up on deployment, usually because they've got pre-v11 Java manually installed. This I can understand a little, but on occasion I've had it hang-up during update from v17 to v18. My only working theory is registry corruption, but it's a pain. The only reliable way seems to be to remove any manually installed Java before you deploy the GP policy. This is hard if you have an AD group with 350 computers in it (that's just the curriculum group), so I have to organise some jiggery pokery to effect this room by room.

jre1.6.0_18.mst

[pete]

Attached is a working MST file to install Java 18 (actually, I created it for v17, but it still works fine with v18). This mst does the usual - disables autoupdate, links into IE and kills the tray icon.

 

I'd be interested in comments about coordinating deployment - in practice, I've had quite a few problems with PCs hanging up on deployment, usually because they've got pre-v11 Java manually installed. This I can understand a little, but on occasion I've had it hang-up during update from v17 to v18. My only working theory is registry corruption, but it's a pain. The only reliable way seems to be to remove any manually installed Java before you deploy the GP policy. This is hard if you have an AD group with 350 computers in it (that's just the curriculum group), so I have to organise some jiggery pokery to effect this room by room.

 

There was an issue a while back where the JQS service wasn't getting stopped and this was causing Java installs to hang. Try setting jqs to disabled or stopping it before you install the .msi.

 

We use a startup script that looks for the java uninstall string for the relevant version, if it doesn't exist it'll issue a sc stop jqs and then deploy the .msi

[Rammie]

Thanks Pete, that's very useful information, because I had overlooked that we omitted to disable JQS on the older computers (at that stage, we didn't realise it was a constructive thing to do). Furthermore, I hadn't thought of using the startup script in this context

[mullet_man]

Attached is a working MST file to install Java 18 (actually, I created it for v17, but it still works fine with v18). This mst does the usual - disables autoupdate, links into IE and kills the tray icon.

 

I'd be interested in comments about coordinating deployment - in practice, I've had quite a few problems with PCs hanging up on deployment, usually because they've got pre-v11 Java manually installed. This I can understand a little, but on occasion I've had it hang-up during update from v17 to v18. My only working theory is registry corruption, but it's a pain. The only reliable way seems to be to remove any manually installed Java before you deploy the GP policy. This is hard if you have an AD group with 350 computers in it (that's just the curriculum group), so I have to organise some jiggery pokery to effect this room by room.

 

Cheers for this, am going to test this in a few minutes. I'll let you know if it works.

 

Ste.

[mullet_man]

Just installed on a test machine, installed fine.

 

But just doubled checked the autoupdate seemed to be set to check on the 20th of the month?

[Rammie]

Is that a registry setting or from the setup control panel? When I used that MST, the update tab disappeared entirely from the Java control panel. That's what's supposed to happen, anyway. If the settings don't work, it generally means that the MST isn't being merged properly.

[SCRIPTAR]

I've tried numerous suggestions for the "older" version of Quicktime but still not able to translate all that is requred to get it working for a GPO deploy for version 7.6.6 of Quicktime. Has anyone been able to get this deployed by GPO successfully? If so do you have a step-by-step for the MST modifications in order to get it working (or able to provide your MST file for download).

 

Thanks in adavance!