RE: Installation Problems

        I do not know about: Am I right in my guess that most Oracle dba's are administering on Unix ??.
We are wintel for now.

Yechiel Adar, Mehish Computer Services
adary_at_mehish.co.il

> -----Original Message-----
> From: JoJo Al-Zawawi [SMTP:jojo_at_jojo-zawawi.com]
> Sent: Sun, January 13, 2002 7:20 PM
> To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
> Subject: RE: Installation Problems
>
> Hi Yechiel,
>
> I'm starting to get embarrassed because I have the feeling the problem was
> not enough disk space. !
>
> I completely manually uninstalled 9i yesterday and tried reinstalling it,
> and got to the same place, only to error out again, while "creating clone
> database". This time I checked how much disk space was available and at
> this point, there was hardly any disk space left. (I didn't know Oracle
> was
> so huge!)
>
> Anyway, today I'm going to try putting it on our Win2K machine, which has
> loads of disk space because it's one of our development servers and
> doesn't
> have all the other stuff on it that I have on my station.
>
> Also, your idea is a good one and I'm going to check for patches, in any
> case.
>
> Am I right in my guess that most Oracle dba's are administering on Unix ??
>
> Thanks again,
> JoJo
> http://www.jojo-zawawi.com
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> &yod;&het;&yod;&alef;&lamed;
> Sent: Sunday, January 13, 2002 3:45 AM
> To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
>
>
> Hello JoJo
>
> I had a similar problem with oracle 9i on NT.
> Check if there is a new CD that includes the patches that came out since
> you
> got your CD.
> In my case I got a new CD, build 2, that solved the problem.
>
> Yechiel Adar, Mehish Computer Services
> adary_at_mehish.co.il
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Joe Testa [SMTP:teci_at_the-testas.net]
> > Sent: Sat, January 12, 2002 6:45 PM
> > To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
> > Subject: Re: Installation Problems
> >
> > good luck with it, and be ready to reinstall windows if it all goes to
> > heck.
> >
> > joe
> >
> >
> > JoJo Al-Zawawi wrote:
> >
> > > Thanks a lot, Joe. Since I backed up my registry before I installed
> > Oracle,
> > > I can probably just import the backed-up registry and save myself some
> > time.
> > > We'll see how it goes!
> > >
> > > Cheers,
> > > JoJo
> > >
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > Sent: Saturday, January 12, 2002 5:45 AM
> > > To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
> > >
> > >
> > > here you go, save it, i'm sure you'll need it in the future, i dont do
>
> > > oracle database on windoze but support the clients.
> > >
> > >
> > > ---cut here-----------
> > >
> > > Introduction
> > > ------------
> > >
> > > Removing or deinstalling Oracle software from an 95/98/NT operating
> > system
> > > requires several steps to completely creating a 'clean' machine. This
> > > document explains what must be done to remove all Oracle software from
> > the
> > > system.
> > >
> > >
> > > Warning
> > > -------
> > >
> > > 1) Backup
> > >
> > > Be careful, because these steps remove all Oracle software,
> Oracle
> > > services,
> > > and Oracle registry entries from the system. So it is advisable
> > > that you
> > > first perform a backup, if required, of certain files like:
> > >
> > > SQL*Nnet configuration files
> > > Database files
> > > Self-written scripts
> > >
> > > that are stored under the oracle home directory, etc.
> > >
> > > 2) The following procedures require the editing of Windows registry,
> > > which is
> > > a
> > > potentially dangerous operation. There is no undo option in the
> > > Registry
> > > Editor.
> > >
> > > Content
> > > -------
> > >
> > > A. 32-bit on Windows NT
> > > B. 32-bit on Win95/Win98
> > > C. 16-bit
> > >
> > > A. 32-bit on Windows NT
> > > -----------------------
> > > 1. Ensure that you are logged in as a user with Administrator
> > > privileges.
> > >
> > > 2. Stop all Oracle-related services and all Oracle programs.
> > >
> > > 3. Remove the database services via the oradim command. This can
> be
> > > done via ORADIMXX -DELETE -SID <SID> or via the 'SC' tool of
> the
> > > resource kit.
> > >
> > > For a full explanation on using the ORADIM command, see
> > > <<NOTE:61621.1>&
> > > gt;.
> > >
> > > As from 8.1.6, the method for deinstalling is to first run
> > Net8CA
> > > in Deinstall mode, then run DBCA to delete a database, then
> run
> > OUI
> > > to deinstall the products. At this point, all services should
> > be
> > > removed.
> > >
> > > 4. Start the ODBC administrator applet, if installed, and remove
> any
> > > Oracle DSN definitions.
> > >
> > > 5. Remove the Oracle software via the Oracle installer or the
> > > Universal Installer (8.1.5 and onwards). Make sure that all
> > > services related to Oracle are stopped first.
> > > Note that you cannot remove the installer itself.
> > >
> > > If Legato Storage Manager is installed on the system, then
> remove
> >
> > > it via
> > > the uninstaller executable that is shipped with Legato.
> > > Start->Programs->Networker->Uninstall Networker
> > >
> > > Caution: If Legato Storage Manager was installed independently
> of
> > > Oracle, DO NOT REMOVE LSM, because your system's backup
> > > environment may be adversely affected.
> > >
> > > 6. Start the Event Viewer, Log->Application, and clean up the
> > > application logs for Oracle.
> > >
> > > 7. Start the registry editor. This can be done via regedit or
> > > regedt32.
> > >
> > > a) If the Oracle Universal Installer (OUI) was used, go to
> > > HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Oracle and write down the value
> > of
> > > the INST_LOC variable. This shows you where the OUI
> > > software is installed. This can then be used to remove the
> > OUI
> > > from the machine afterwards.
> > >
> > > b) Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software and remove the ORACLE
> key,
> > > look into the ODBC key for any 'leftovers' of Oracle. If
> they
> > > exist, then remove them as well.
> > >
> > > c) Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services
> > and
> > > verify that all services that start with 'Oracle' are
> > removed.
> > > If this is not the case, then remove the services starting
> > with
> > > 'Oracle' (database related) and the ones that start with
> > > 'OraWeb' (Oracle Application Server related).
> > > No entries will not be removed from the services dialog box
> > > until you reboot.
> > >
> > > d) Go to
> > >
> > HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\EventLog\
> > > Application and look for keys that start with 'Oracle'.
> > > Normally, they should have been removed in Step 5.
> > >
> > > e) Go to
> > >
> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion
> > > \Uninsta.
> > > ll
> > > and remove all entries related to Oracle
> > >
> > > Typical entries to found there are:
> > > Oracle JInitiator 1.1.x.x
> > >
> > > f) Close the registry editor.
> > >
> > > 8. Remove any Oracle related .INI files that may exist in the
> > Windows
> > > NT Boot directory. The Windows NT boot directory may be found
> by
> > > entering "SET WINDIR" from a command prompt.
> > >
> > > Typical Oracle .INI files include ORADIM73.INI, ORADIM80.INI,
> > > ORACLE.INI, ORAODBC.INI
> > >
> > > 9. Go to Start->Settings->control Panel->System->Environment.
> > > * Select in the 'System Variables' window the PATH variable and
> > > remove the %ORACLE_HOME%\BIN directory. If JRE was installed
> by
> > > Oracle, then remove the JRE path as well.
> > > (For example: ...;C:\Orant\Bin;C:\Program Files\Oracle\jre\1.
> > > 1.7\bin;...)
> > > * Check the ?User Variables for user xxx? section also for
> Oracle
> > > entries to remove.
> > > * Check as well the ?System Variables? as ?User Variables for
> > user
> > > xxx? windows for Oracle variable to remove: typical entries
> > could
> > > be: ORACLE_SID, TNS_ADMIN, ?
> > >
> > > 10. Remove any icons and references from the start menu. They are
> > > listed into the C:\Winnt\Profiles\All Users\Start Menu\Programs
> > > directory.
> > > Normally, they should be removed by the Oracle Installer in
> Step
> > 4.
> > >
> > > 11. Remove the %ORACLE_HOME% directory from the machine, either by
> > > using the Windows NT Explorer or from the command prompt.
> > >
> > > 12. If the Oracle products were installed via the Oracle Universal
> > > Installer, then remove this also from the system. By default,
> it
> > is
> > > installed under the Oracle directory in C:\Program Files,
> > although
> > > you could have specified an alternative directory when
> > > you installed the Oracle Universal Installer (OUI). In that
> case,
> > > look at the INST_LOC parameter you have noted down in Step 6a.
> > >
> > > 13. Reboot your computer.
> > >
> > >
> > > B. 32-bit on Win95/Win98
> > > ------------------------
> > >
> > > 1. Stop all Oracle programs.
> > >
> > > 2. Start the ODBC administrator applet, if installed, and remove
> any
> > > Oracle DSN definitions.
> > >
> > > 3. Remove the Oracle software via the Oracle installer or the
> > > Universal Installer (8.1.5 and onwards). Note that you cannot
> > remove
> > > the installer itself.
> > > If Legato Storage Manager is installed on the system, then
> remove
> >
> > > it via
> > > the uninstaller executable that is shipped with Legato.
> > > Start->Programs->Networker->Uninstall Networker
> > >
> > > Caution: If Legato Storage Manager was installed independently
> of
> > > Oracle, then DO NOT REMOVE LSM, because your system's
> > backup
> > > environment may be adversely affected.
> > >
> > > 4. Start the registry editor. This can be done via regedit or
> > > regedt32.
> > >
> > > a) If the Oracle Universal Installer (OUI) was used, go to
> > > HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Oracle and write down the value
> > of
> > > the INST_LOC variable. This is showing you where the OUI
> > > software is installed. This can then be used to remove the
> > OUI
> > > from the machine afterwards.
> > >
> > > b) Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software and remove the ORACLE
> key,
> > > look into the ODBC key for any 'leftovers' of Oracle, if
> they
> > > exist remove them as well.
> > >
> > > c) Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\
> > > CurrentVersion\Uninstall and remove all entries related to
> > > Oracle.
> > >
> > > 5. Close the registry editor.
> > >
> > > 6. Edit your AUTOEXEC.BAT file and remove the %ORACLE_HOME%\bin
> and
> > > JRE paths from the PATH.
> > > (For example: ...;C:\Orant\Bin;C:\Program Files\Oracle\jre\1.1.
> > > 7\bin;...)
> > > Check if any Oracle variables are set in the AUTOEXEC.BAT. If
> > > there are,
> > > then remove them.
> > >
> > > 7. Remove any icons and references from the Start menu. They are
> > > listed in the C:\Windows\Start Menu\Programs directory via W.
> > > indows
> > > Explorer. These are not always removed by the Oracle installer
> in
> > > Step 2.
> > >
> > > 8. Remove the %ORACLE_HOME% directory from the machine, either by
> > > using the Windows Explorer or from the command prompt.
> > >
> > > 9. If the Oracle products were installed via the Oracle Universal
> > > Installer, remove this also from the system. By default, it is
> > > installed under the Oracle directory in C:\Program Files,
> > although
> > > you could have specified an alternative directory when
> > > you installed the Oracle Universal Installer (OUI). In that
> case,
> > > look at the INST_LOC parameter you have noted down in Step 3a.
> > >
> > > 10. Remove any Oracle-related .INI files that may exist in the
> > Windows
> > > directory. The Windows may be found by entering "echo %WINDIR%"
> > > from a command prompt.
> > >
> > > Typical Oracle .INI files include ORADIM73.INI, ORADIM80.INI,
> > > ORACLE.INI, ORAODBC.INI
> > >
> > > 11. Reboot you computer.
> > >
> > >
> > > C. 16-bit
> > > ---------
> > >
> > > The default Oracle Home for Windows 3.X is orawin.
> > >
> > > 1. If the database is running, then shut it down.
> > >
> > > 2. Deinstall all Oracle products with the Oracle Installer.
> > >
> > > a) Run orainst.exe from your Oracle Home. The Oracle Software
> > > Asset Manager window is displayed.
> > >
> > > b) Select all of the Oracle products that are listed in the
> > > right window pane.
> > >
> > > c) Click the [REMOVE] button.
> > >
> > > 3. Delete your ORACLE_HOME directory.
> > >
> > > 4. Use your favorite text editor and edit win.ini.
> > >
> > > a) Locate the ora_config parameter.
> > > Remove the file that ora_config points to.
> > >
> > > b) Delete all references to Oracle from the win.ini file.
> > > Reference:
> > > ----------
> > >
> > > Cleanly Uninstalling Oracle8i RDBMS Software from
> > > Unix.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > ---------------- cut here--------------
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > JoJo Al-Zawawi wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > >>Hi Joe,
> > >>
> > >>Please mail me the "metalstink" thing -- I've never heard of it. I
> > agree
> > >>that it sounds like I need to do a brutal erase.
> > >>
> > >>Bwaaaaa !!!
> > >>
> > >>Thanks in advance!
> > >>--JoJo
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>-----Original Message-----
> > >>Sent: Friday, January 11, 2002 7:45 PM
> > >>To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>sounds like you need to do the brutal erase of all oracle products
> from
> > >>a windoze machine. THere is a document on metalstink about how to
> > >>remove oracle entirely from a windoze machine, if you dont have
> > >>metalstink access let me know, i'll email it to you direct.
> > >>
> > >>joe
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>JoJo Al-Zawawi wrote:
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>>Hi all,
> > >>>
> > >>>I just tried to install Oracle 9i personal edition for Win98 on my
> > Win98
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>PC.
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>>After quite a bit of installation, it got to a part where it was
> > creating
> > >>>some database or something, and I got an error: "The program
> > encountered
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>an
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>>invalid page exception. Fault location: 0028:0022 Interrupts in
> > service:
> > >>>None" And it advised me to reboot, which I did.
> > >>>
> > >>>Now I cannot get the installation program to re-start, no matter what
> I
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>do,
> > >>
> > >>>from the CD-ROM, from the computer, from running various programs on
> > the
> > >>
> > >>>CD-ROM, what have you. I can't un-install it because (a) it doesn't
> > show
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>up
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>>on Windows' uninstall list and (b) the Oracle installer won't run.
> > >>>
> > >>>It starts to run (a brief flash of the "installer" graphic), then the
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>CD-ROM
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>>quits and nothing happens.
> > >>>
> > >>>Any ideas?
> > >>>
> > >>>Thanks,
> > >>>JoJo
> > >>>
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> --
> Author: JoJo Al-Zawawi
> INET: jojo_at_jojo-zawawi.com
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