When installing into the directory which contains localized characters an JRE installer ends with error messages (see attachements).
The java.exe and related are not copied into the %windows% dir.

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OS: Win_XP Home SP2 + all updates
Locale: French
Required installation path like: c:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.4.2_09èéêíç\
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