Are you looking for an installer that can install on any OS platform or just
Windows?

For general installers across multiple OSes you can get an "acceptable"
result from using the free IZPack.

For a good windows only installer for java you can use Caphyon Installer
which does a good job on Windows..

We have used both of these and have had reasonable results.  I can't be too
specific about JRE management tho although both of them do it.

Jim

-----Original Message-----
From: [address removed] [mailto:[address removed]] On Behalf Of Maik
Hassel
Sent: Thursday, June 04, 2009 12:27 PM
To: [address removed]
Subject: [java-181] Windows Installers for Java Programs


Hello everyone,

What do you use to create Windows installer packages for Java based
programs? What I am looking for is something that allows you to package
a JRE, is customizable (at least like company logo, license, etc),
creates start menu entries for java programs (with customizable icons),
able to mark a program as to be run on system startup(!)  and - ideally
-  free :-) (or at least "reasonably priced").
In the best of all worlds, it would detect a compatible JRE being
already installed on the target system and skipping JRE installation
accordingly, but I realize that may be asking for to much. Oh - and I
don't want to use webstart.

If anyone has any first/second hand experience with a suitable software,
I would love to hear about it...

Thanks,
Maik





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