I think WindowsXP is not the main problem here. There is some thing to do
with Pentium 4. The same Installation problem of Oracle 8.1.7 ( I haven't
tried other versions) exists on Windows 2000 running on Pentium4 as well.
"Sybrand Bakker" <postbus_at_sybrandb.demon.nl> wrote in message
news:ttom5vqmcese86_at_corp.supernews.com...
> Question:
>
> Did Oracle certify 8.1.7 for Windoze XP?
>
> Why on earth do you want to install it on an uncertified platform?
> Windoze has never been 100% downwards compatible.
>
> Regards,
>
> Sybrand Bakker
> Senior Oracle DBA
>
>
>
> "Aziz" <azizbash_at_home.com> wrote in message
> news:ilXC7.369462$j65.95699840_at_news4.rdc1.on.home.com...
> > I tried jdk1.1.8 but Oracle setup still does not start.
> > I can force the Oracle installation by applying the follwoig steps:
> >
> > 1) Copy the Insatll folder from CD to loacl C: drive, for example to
> c:\temp
> > 2) Modify the oraparam.ini, to read the full path of SOURCE,
JRE_LOCALTION
> > and OUI_LOCATION
> > from the CD
> > 3) Change the JRE_MEMORY_OPTION line to add "-nojit" argument
> > 4) Lunch setup.exe from the C: drive
> >
> > In this case the Installtion goes up to 100% and then fail at the
> > installation of Net Esay configuarion.
> >
> > Even in this case I can not use Oracle. Too bad.
> >
> > "Allen Li" <allenlee_at_primus.ca> wrote in message
> > news:z7IC7.17291$Fv4.95326_at_news.tor.primus.ca...
> > > I can help you as I had the same experience of installing
oracle8i(817)
> > > in a P4 machine. The problem is the JVM of oracle817 may not support
> > > P4.
> > > Salution: (1) Download jdk1.1.8 from java.sun.com and install it on
your
> > > machine.
> > > (2) Copy oracle817 Disc into your harddisk such as e:\oracle817.
> > > (3) Copy the whole directory of JVM of just installation into
> > >
> >
>
e:\oracle817\stage\Components\oracle.swd.jre\1.1.7.30\1\DataFiles\Expanded\j
> > > re\win32, that is using sun JVM overwriting this JVM.
> > >
> > > Good luck.
> > >
> > >
> > > "Aziz" <azizb_at_sprint.ca> wrote in message
> > > news:ucqC7.951$SE4.15133_at_newscontent-01.sprint.ca...
> > > > I am trying to insatll Oracle 8.1.7 on Windows XP running on
Pentium
> 4
> > > with
> > > > 256 ram. When I hit the Install button, the hourglass cursor appears
> for
> > a
> > > > short period of time (2-5 seconds), and then the installation
progarm
> > > > disappears.
> > > > Any idea what the problem might be.
> > > >
> > > > Thanks
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>
Received on Sun Oct 28 2001 - 18:13:44 CST
