Re: Installation in Windows 2000

Its not so much a 'bug' as an Oracle failure to retrofit multi-home compatibility in its installer routines...At this stage in Oracle's development, multiple homes ( which Oracle products currently REQUIRE, if you want to maintain a real-world mutli-version environment) should be supported by all its current releases...

Just me 2c

John Greco
Oracle DBA

"Haplo" <valgaeren_at_pandora.be> wrote:

>Hi Steve,
>
>I guess you're trying to install developer 6. I also had this problem. There
>are two possible solutions. The first one is to stop the oracle processes
>and then install dev6. Unfortunately this doesn't always work. The only
>solution that always works is to completely uninstall oracle8. Then firstly
>install dev6 under the default home. After that install oracle8 under a
>different home.
>
>This is a bug in the installer of dev6. I hope my solution is of any help.
>
>Greetings,
>
>Wim Valgaeren
>valgaeren_at_pandora.be
>
>"Steve Campbell" <scampbel_at_metz.une.edu.au> wrote in message
>news:8hs10g$316$1_at_gruvel.une.edu.au...
>> We are trying to install developer running under Windows 2000.
 Unfortunately
>> it appears that as soon as the installer tries to write to the registry
 the
>> installer crashes.
>>
>> Anyone out there have similar problem, and more importantly, know of a fix
>> :)
>>
>> Installer version is 3.1.4.1.3
>>
>> Steve Campbell
>> Database Administrator
>> The University of New England Armidale Australia
>> Phone +61 2 6773 3663
>> Mobile 0438 263 848
>> email scampbel_at_metz.une.edu.au
>>
>>
>

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