How do I deploy Java using Active Directory across a network?

Platform(s): Windows 2000 ,&nbsp; Windows XP ,&nbsp; Vista ,&nbsp; Windows 2003
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Java version(s): 6.0

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SOLUTION

Follow these steps to extract the .msi file from the Sun JRE installer for deployment through Active Directory based network:

Download and launch the Windows Offline Installation executable (.exe) file.
Navigate to LocalAppData folder (the user's Application Data folder). The location of the LocalAppData folder differs for each Windows platform.
- Windows Vista
  C:\Users\</user>\AppData\LocalLow\Sun\Java\jre1.6.0_05\jre1.6.0_05.msi
- Windows XP
  C:\Documents and Settings\</user>\Local Settings\ApplicationData\Sun\Java\ jre1.6.0_05\jre1.6.0_05.msi</user>
- Windows 2000
  C:\Documents and Settings\</user>\ApplicationData\Sun\Java\jre1.6.0_05\ jre1.6.0_05.msi
From there, you can use Active Directory to distribute the Java Runtime Environment msi file to as many client Windows platforms as you want.