How to install JRE while deploying a Java Swing application?

Question

I'm new to Java Swing & I'm a bit stumped. The application I'm developing will be installed on systems that have not installed JRE. Is there any way to pack JRE inside the Java Swing application and create an EXE file which installs JRE and the application?

Answer 1

Use deployJava.js to ensure a suitable minimum JRE is installed on the computer of the end user. Then use Java Web Start to install and launch the application itself.

Both of those are:

1. Supplied by Oracle for deployment of rich client apps.
2. Designed to work on Windows, OS X & *nix.