Bundling app with JRE

Hi
I have a desktop app and the client is concerned about easy installations, is there a way to bundle the app with the JRE and install both with an installer?
Any help appreciated.
Cheers
Dean

There is a way to do it. I'm trying to figure out exactly how though.
From what I can tell from searching the threads in here, you can do this with Inno Setup see http://forum.java.sun.com/thread.jspa?threadID=708451&messageID=4108249
and scroll down a bit.
This does intall the JRE, however, the problem I'm running into is how to set the claspath, so the jar can run.

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Cheers
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network: Created version ID: 1.7.0.03
network: Created version ID: 1.7.0.03
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network: Created version ID: 1.7.0.03
network: Created version ID: 1.7
network: Created version ID: 1.7.0.03
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network: Created version ID: 1.7.0.03
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..... Please provide any suggestion other than moving to JRE 1.5.x beta. I've also noticed this happening in other Java Applications (Netbeans for example). So, I think this is a major bug the JRE 1.4.2.
A million thanks and few Duke Dollars for anyone pointing me in the right direction.
Note:
1. This problem is not just with my app ... some other java apps that are installed on my workstation (like netbeans) behave the same when Moving Around dialog boxes.
2. The behaviour is very random. But it has happened multiple times (and the very first time my manager run our app on jre 1.4.2)
I would give a million dollars if I had them. But for now, please do with the million thanks and few duke dollars.

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Have you searched the bug database? This one could be related to yours:
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String str;
str = "--" + boundary;
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JAD did the trick.
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