9i install on Win2K

Hi ladies & gents,

I think I am having a blonde Monday (no I have nothing against blondes, or Mondays for the matter.. but anyway :) ).

I've got essentially a new PC (new HD), that I would *like* to install 9i on to. PC is as follows:

P4 1.3 gig
256Mb RAM (Only a test box)
40 gig HD
Win2K SP2

Now, I have the 9i install CDs (Thanks Joe!), but am unable to actually get the *JAVA BLOODY INSTALLER* (why don't they keep it simple eh?!?!) working! The autorun program starts, but when I try to kick it in to the Java installer (Install/Deinstall Products) I get the following error:

The Java RunTime Environment was not found at C:\DOCUME~1\MARKLE~1\LOCALS~1\Temp\OraInstall\jre\binjrew.exe. Hence, the Oracle Universal Installer cannot be run. Please visit http://www.javasoft.com and install JRE version 1.1.7 or higher and try again.

Now, my java environment (actually JRE 1.3.1) is installed in it's normal place - C:\Program Files\Javasoft\JRE\1.3.1\..

In the Oracle Installation Guide it also says -

"Oracle Universal Installer automatically installs Oracle's version of the Java Runtime Environment (JRE). This version is required to run Oracle Universal Installer and several Oracle assistants. Do not modify the JRE, unless doing so with a patch provided by OracleMetaLink. Visit: "

It is plainly not doing this at all!

Now, I remembered that I had the exact same problem when installing the 8.1.7 client on to this machine (before it had a new Hard Drive), and the solution (provided by Larry Strickland) was that they had a faulty dll
(symcjit.dll) that had to be replaced in the install directories from the
CD. Larry also provided me with a copy of the new dll..

I copied the entire contents of the install CDs to my HD, and searched for this particular dll, and guess what? I found it, twice, and both versions had different modification dates - and here's the best bit - and they were BOTH still older than the version supplied by Larry! (Strickland that is :)) Nothing like keeping up to date is there? :)

I copied over the old versions with the new version - but have still had no joy :( I keep getting the exact same error. I've even copied the contents of Disk1\RR_MOVED\JRE\WIN32\BIN (where one of the symcjit.dll files actually was) in to the temp orainstall directory, and modified the path accordingly, I then get no error at all, but the installer just disappears, and nothing happens!!

Any ideas??

Mark

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