java - How can I get the latest JRE / JDK as a zip file rather than EXE or MSI installer?

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JDK is not available as a portable ZIP file, unfortunately. However, you can follow these steps:

• Create working JDK directory (C:JDK in this case)
• Download latest version of JDK from Oracle (for example jdk-7u7-windows-x64.exe)
• Download and install 7-Zip (or download 7-Zip portable version if you are not administrator)
• With 7-Zip extract all the files from jdk-XuXX-windows-x64.exe into the directory C:JDK
• Execute the following commands in cmd.exe:
  • cd C:JDK.rsrc1033JAVA_CAB10
  • extrac32 111
• Unpack C:JDK.rsrc1033JAVA_CAB10ools.zip with 7-zip
• Execute the following commands in cmd.exe:
  • cd C:JDK.rsrc1033JAVA_CAB10ools
  • for /r %x in (*.pack) do .inunpack200 -r "%x" "%~dx%~px%~nx.jar" (this will convert all .pack files into .jar files)
• Copy all contents of C:JDK.rsrc1033JAVA_CAB10ools where you want your JDK to be
• Setup JAVA_HOME and PATH manually to point to your JDK dir and its BIN subdirectory.