Forms services, JINitiator, Webutil and scripting

Hi all,
We build a forms / reports based application that runs on Oracle Application Server 10g. The application uses Webutil.
The first time the application is started from a desktop there is a download / install procedure that comprises the following three products / file types :
1. JINitiator is downloaded / installed (1.3.1.18 in this case)
2. JAR files are downloaded and stored in the JAR cache
3. The DLL's JACOB, D2kWUT60 and JNIsharedstubs are downloaded and stored in one of the JInitiator install directories.
Once that is done, the application runs fine, time and time again without any additional downloads/installes.
One of our clients would like to package/script (MSI) the before mentioned steps so there will be no user interaction and/or security issues. My knowledge of this process is limited. Are there any experienced people about that can shine a light on this subject please ?
Any help is greatly appreciated,
Regards
Gerrit Breebaart

I've successfully created an MSI for Jinitator in my current project and I've seen it done on other projects. There is no step by step procedure as each project has it's own requirements / standards.
It should be pretty simple if you have a basic knowledge of Windows Installer technology. The only tricky bit will be triggering the install-on-demand functionality and getting the application to self repair for each user that logs on as Jinitiator has no advertised shortcuts.
If you can specify the exact problem that you are getting I'd be happy to advise.

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