Java Runtime Environment

Which JRE installation are you using? The J2SE after the installation is completed IIRC only takes up about 30-40 MB provided you didn't download any extras. But no, there is no more compact installation option for the simple fact Java is not something that is widely distributed, all of the JRE versions are developed by Sun, although there is a possibility that they will take it open source which will mean someone might be able to develop a more compact version (less buggy at least would be nice I hate the years old bugs still not resolved). I wish there was something more positive to be said, but I've even done a quick check around some of my fellow Java beta test veterans and none of them know of anything, and in fact don't think it could be shrunk much unless the \lib\ directory was able to be compiled as well which would probably shrink the installation footprint by 10-20% in size if not more considering the nature of the files in question.