We are trying to push out the latest java 1.7 update 11 to all workstations using software installation in group policy. For whatever reason, the computer appears to start the installation, but never finishes and all that is displayed on Win7 machines is "Please wait". There has to be something we are missing. Here are the steps that have been done. I also tried a different software msi just to be sure there was nothing wrong with the Java msi.
win2008 r2 with all updates
win7 workstations with all updates
1. Extract the Java msi and place on a share on the network available to everyone
2. Create test OU and put the test computer in it
3. Create a new policy and under computer section make sure Windows installer as elevated permissions
4. Under the same computer policy add the software installation and point it to the msi on the network5.
5. Link policy to OU
6. I used Orca to change the properties of the msi related to java stuff per a bunch of articles on the internet. I also tried using a transform file to no avail.
The compute is starting up and "please wait" is sitting there forever. The installation only takes a minute or two. After letting it sit for 15 minutes, I power off the machine, disable the policy, then the computer can startup just fine.
I know the installation starts, because when I try to run it manually, it says a previous installation was running.
any ideas why this is not working? The policy permissions are right and I can manually install the msi just fine including a silent installation.
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