ADDITIONAL SYSTEM INFORMATION :
Windows 7 32-bit
Windows 7 64-bit

Java Runtime Environment (Java 8 Update 202)

A DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEM :
I'm preparing a deployment of Java Runtime Environment in our organization and I noticed a continuing issue where when I ran my installation from a network location using INSTALLCFG, it would fail on me and the installation would halt. Copying the contents to a local drive and running it from there allowed it to proceed as usual.

REGRESSION : Last worked in version 8u202

STEPS TO FOLLOW TO REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM :
Created CFG file to use with the INSTALLCFG parameters when installing Java 8 Update 202, placed the file on a network share (UNC path) and attempted to run it using command line.

\\path\to\file\jre-8u202-windows-i586.exe INSTALLCFG=\\path\to\file\config.cfg

EXPECTED VERSUS ACTUAL BEHAVIOR :
EXPECTED -
Java 8 should have installed without any problems
ACTUAL -
Received error message popup with the following error:

Unable to install Java

There are errors in the following switches:
"INSTALLCFG=\\path\to\file\config.cfg:;.

Check that the commands are valid and try again.

CUSTOMER SUBMITTED WORKAROUND :
Copying the CFG file to the local system and running the command there allows the installer to function as expected.

\\path\to\file\jre-8u202-windows-i586.exe INSTALLCFG=X:\path\to\file\config.cfg

FREQUENCY : always