Downloaded the JRE installation and tried installing 1.4.2_02 in silent mode
on a Windows 2000 system and nothing happens. Tried the following combinations:

C:\>j2re-1_4_2_02-windows-i586-p.exe /s/v "/qn ADDLOCAL=ALL JAVAUPDATE=0 /L C:\A
lbert\setup.log"

C:\>j2re-1_4_2_02-windows-i586-p.exe /s /v "/qn ADDLOCAL=ALL JAVAUPDATE=0 /L C:Albert\setup.log"

C:\>
C:\>start /w j2re-1_4_2_02-windows-i586-p.exe /s/v "/qn ADDLOCAL=ALL JAVAUPDATE=
0 /L C:\Albert\setup.log"

C:\>start /w j2re-1_4_2_02-windows-i586-p.exe /s /v "/qn ADDLOCAL=ALL JAVAUPDATE
=0 /L C:\Albert\setup.log"

C:\>j2re-1_4_2_02-windows-i586-p.exe /s /v "/qn ADDLOCAL=ALL /L C:\Albert\setup.
log"

C:\>j2re-1_4_2_02-windows-i586-p.exe /s/v "/qn ADDLOCAL=ALL /L C:\setup.log"

C:\>j2re-1_4_2_02-windows-i586-p.exe /s/v "/qn ADDLOCAL=ALL"

C:\>j2re-1_4_2_02-windows-i586-p.exe /s/v "/qn ADDLOCAL=ALL "

C:\>j2re-1_4_2_02-windows-i586-p.exe /s /v "/qn ADDLOCAL=ALL /L C:\setup.log"

C:\>j2re-1_4_2_02-windows-i586-p.exe /s /v "/qn ADDLOCAL=ALL "

C:\>j2re-1_4_2_02-windows-i586-p.exe /s /v "/qn ADDLOCAL=ALL"