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Bug ID: 6404664 Improve JRE installation speed with patch-in-place
6404664 : Improve JRE installation speed with patch-in-place

Details
Type:
Enhancement
Submit Date:
2006-03-27
Status:
Closed
Updated Date:
2011-03-14
Project Name:
JDK
Resolved Date:
2011-03-11
Component:
install
OS:
windows_vista,windows_nt,generic,windows_98,windows_xp,windows_2000
Sub-Component:
install
CPU:
x86,generic
Priority:
P4
Resolution:
Fixed
Affected Versions:
1.4.2,5.0,6,6u3,6u4,6u10,7
Fixed Versions:
7

Related Reports
Backport:
JDK-2150549 - Improve JRE installation speed with patch-in-place
Duplicate:
JDK-6590736 - jqs.exe breaks patch-in-place
Duplicate:
JDK-6589722 - Incorrect font rendering in applets in Japanese locales
Duplicate:
JDK-6921635 - new entry in installed programs list for every update
Duplicate:
JDK-4831473 - We should allow users to change the drive/dir of java update repository
Duplicate:
JDK-5109278 - JRE installation should give user an option to remove old JRE
Relates:
JDK-6593057 - l10n of message change in Patch in place

Sub Tasks

Description
Need to investigate various possiblities for sppeding up the windows install process in dolphin.

Comments
EVALUATION

The fix for this (uncverified) was delivered into JDK7 b64 as part of:
6797688: Umbrella: Merge all JDK 6u4 - 6u12 deployment code into JDK7
2009-07-22 
EVALUATION

There is later information at http://j2se.sfbay.sun.com/web/bin/view/Deployment/PatchInPlace
2007-08-27 
EVALUATION

See this brainstorming doc for more info:

http://j2se.east/~billyh/dolphin/plan/newperformance.html
2007-01-09


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