Re: Oracle 8 don't install himself on P4 Win2K

Here is an explanation of your problem :

http://www.indiana.edu/~dms/databases/oracle/pentium_iv_bug_fix.htm

and the procedure from Ali Khalil :

> The following is a step by step procedure to successfully installing
> Oracle Services against an Intel Windows server:
>
> 1- Download JRE 1.2.2_008 from the following link(s):
>
> http://java.sun.com/products/plugin/old.html
>
> or
>
> http://java.sun.com/products/jdk/1.2/jre/download-windows.html
>
>
> 2- Install JRE 1.2 and extract the "symcjit.dll" file.
>
> 3- copy your entire Oracle 8.1.x CD to your local
> file system (example: d:\OraServ816)
>
> 4- Replace d:\OraServ816\stage\Components\oracle.swd.jre
> \1.1.7.xx\1\DataFiles\Expanded\jre\win32\bin\symcjit.dll
>
> with the new one from (2) step above
>
> [caution]
>
> 5- Add this to the path environment variable:
> C:\Program Files\JavaSoft\JRE\1.2\bin\classic;
>
> such that jvm.dll can be located and run in accordance.
>
> 6- Run the setup utility from the main local media folder
> (example: d:\OraServ816) or d:\OraServ816\install\win32\setup.exe
>
> This should allow you to install the Universal Installer and the
> Server Product.
>
> In order to successfully install other Oracle Products such as the
> documentation, etc, it would be best to invoke the OUI from you local
> media versus relying on the installer from product CD.
>
> Hope this helps anyone with the P4, Win 2K Oracle RDBMS Services
> installation issues.
>
> Ali Khalil - Beyond Senior
>
Received on Wed Nov 07 2001 - 04:15:24 CST