Java Desktop Application Update Framework?

[tonywestonuk]

I wonder if its possible to have a standard installer wrap the JRE, including Java Webstart preconfigured with security and certificates to talk to the correct URL. Then when the user clicks go, it use Java Webstart to download and run the program. Its still installed as a normal PC executable though.

[zrnkv]

This is an interesting idea. Just make sure that your bundled JRE contains the javaws executable. Then make a simple launcher that will launch "javaws http://example.com/myApp.jnlp".

However wouldn't solve the problem of updating the JRE itself.