Oracle 8i is normally only for NT installs although I hear there is a new 98
version out, also you need a fast processor >200 Mhz and at least 128 megs
of RAM, you also require a fairly large paging file. I have stayed with
personal 7.3.4 on my notebook
kurt.v.meyer_at_erols.com wrote in message <88jvlg$8od$1_at_nnrp1.deja.com>...
>I'm having problems installing Oracle 8i on a laptop with Win98SE. I
>can't get past the first menu. When I click the Next button, the first
>menu disappears and nothing else happens. I unloaded all running
>applications except for Explorer, but I still am unable to get past the
>first menu.
>
>Here is the error that was created in the OraInstall.err file:
>
>Exception java.lang.NullPointerException occurred..
>java.lang.NullPointerException
> at
>oracle.sysman.oii.oiif.oiifp.OiifpWizLocPanel.getDefHomeLocation
>(OiifpWizLocPanel.java:1024)
> at oracle.sysman.oii.oiif.oiifp.OiifpWizLocPanel.refreshCombos
>(OiifpWizLocPanel.java:826)
> at oracle.sysman.oii.oiif.oiifp.OiifpWizLocPanel.<init>
>(OiifpWizLocPanel.java:310)
> at oracle.sysman.oii.oiif.oiifp.OiifpWizLocPanel.<init>
>(OiifpWizLocPanel.java:325)
> at oracle.sysman.oii.oiif.oiifp.OiifpWizLocPanel.<init>
>(OiifpWizLocPanel.java:330)
> at oracle.sysman.oii.oiif.oiifw.OiifwInstLocWCDE.setWizPanel
>(OiifwInstLocWCDE.java:180)
> at oracle.sysman.oii.oiif.oiifb.OiifbWizChainDlgElem.doOperation
>(OiifbWizChainDlgElem.java:409)
> at oracle.sysman.oii.oiif.oiifb.OiifbCondIterator.iterate
>(OiifbCondIterator.java:140)
> at oracle.sysman.oii.oiic.OiicPullSession.doOperation
>(OiicPullSession.java:404)
> at oracle.sysman.oii.oiic.OiicSessionWrapper.doOperation
>(OiicSessionWrapper.java:78)
> at oracle.sysman.oii.oiif.oiifb.OiifbLinearIterator.iterate
>(OiifbLinearIterator.java:116)
> at oracle.sysman.oii.oiic.OiicInstaller.run
>(OiicInstaller.java:290)
> at oracle.sysman.oii.oiic.OiicInstaller.main
>(OiicInstaller.java:441)
>
>
>
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Received on Sat Feb 19 2000 - 18:34:21 CST
