Error 1772 - Again on 1.4.2_04 JRE Install

Question

After downloading the Java runtime environment SE v 1.4.2_04, it fails to complete the install
and has the following error message:-
"Error 1772. There is a problem with this windows installer package.
A program run as part of the setup did not finish as expected.
Contact your local support or package vendor".
W2K-SP4
For the better part of a week I have done every suggestion that I can find in this forum and others to get this JRE installed. Including re-installing the windows installed, cleaning the registry, offline install, online install,etc.
I can get 1.4 installed, but none of the subsequent updates.
Any ideas.

Answer 1

Hello,
I have searched the web and it seems like I'm not the only one experiencing this problem.
One in four computers fails to install j2re-1_4_2_04.exe.
The install string I'm using is below:
j2re-1_4_2_04-windows-i586-p.exe /S /v/qn"ADDLOCAL=jrecore SYSTEMFILESLOCKED=0 CONTROLPANELLOCKED=1 SKDSILENT=1 IEXPLORER=0 SYSTRAY=0 REBOOT=Suppress JAVAUPDATE=0 JAVAJAVAWLOCKED=0 WEBSTARTICON=0 /L C:\TEMP\LogFiles\JRE_JWS_142_04.log"
The job pops up an error box that I can�t seem to suppress and
Java � version does not report back 1.4.2_04
patchjre.exe seems to be the problem child.
The Log has the following info:
Action start 15:41:48: patchjre.
Error 1722.There is a problem with this Windows Installer package. A program run as part of the setup did not finish as expected. Contact your support personnel or package vendor. Action patchjre, location: C:\Program Files\Common Files\Java\Update\Base Images\j2re1.4.2-b28\patch-j2re1.4.2_04-b05\patchjre.exe, command: -s "C:\Program Files\Java\j2re1.4.2_04\"
MSI (s) (58:A4): Product: Java 2 Runtime Environment, SE v1.4.2_04 -- Error 1722.There is a problem with this Windows Installer package. A program run as part of the setup did not finish as expected. Contact your support personnel or package vendor. Action patchjre, location: C:\Program Files\Common Files\Java\Update\Base Images\j2re1.4.2-b28\patch-j2re1.4.2_04-b05\patchjre.exe, command: -s "C:\Program Files\Java\j2re1.4.2_04\"
Action ended 15:42:04: patchjre. Return value 3.
Action ended 15:42:04: INSTALL. Return value 3.
=== Logging stopped: 9/9/2004 15:42:04 ===
The weird part is I can�t figure out why this error occurs no Java apps are running on the machine. Nothing is running on the machine. Also a simple re-install immediately produces a successful result with no errors on the same machine.
Even the Newsgroup suggests that a re-install is the corrective action.
I�m trying to deploy JRE1.4.2_04 to thousands of desktops using Altiris or SMS.
25% failure rate is just not acceptable. HELP!