Terry Dykstra wrote:
For W2K you have to use version 8.1.7 r3 to get it working. 8.1.6 is
generating errors when trying to determine your OS version under W2K
HTH
Peter
> W2K would be an option. 816 and later are certified for that platform.
>
> --
> Terry Dykstra
> Canadian Forest Oil Ltd.
> "Sybrand Bakker" <postbus_at_sybrandb.demon.nl> wrote in message
> news:ttcscsc2vssp30_at_corp.supernews.com...
>> Oracle didn't certify any of their products for XP, and windoze sw is
>> usually not 100 percent downwards compatible.
>>
>> That should be enough, shouldn't it, or you must be really audacious.
>>
>> Regards
>>
>> Sybrand Bakker
>> Senior Oracle DBA
>>
>> "Glenn Nyhan" <gnyhan_at_bayarea.net> wrote in message
>> news:9r5fjt$dp$1_at_localhost.localdomain...
>> > I have the same question i.e. Does anyone know yet whether Oracle 8i
>> > Standard Edition is compatible with the new Microsoft XP operating
> system?
>> I
>> > am running Oracle 8i Standard Edition (installed Sept 1999) on a NT 4.0
>> > workstation but the computer is aging and will have to be replace at
>> > the beginning of the New Year. In view of replacing the computer and
>> > re-installing Oracle 8i on the new machine, I was wondering if I should
>> have
>> > the shop that makes my computers for me
>> > install NT 4.0 or if I can move to XP and still run 8i without
>> > problems?
>> And
>> > what about running Forms 6i and Reports 6i? Will they work as well.
>> >
>> > Thanks in advance to whoever can answer this question.
>> >
>> > Glenn
>> >
>> >
>> > Bigpond Newsgroups wrote in message ...
>> > >I just spoke to an Oracle Rep this morning... He said they had
>> > >received
>> an
>> > >internal communication stating that Oracle 9i was certified for XP.
>> > >
>> > >Can anyone elese confirm that before I leap over the edge?
>> > >
>> > >"Robert Chin" <chinman_at_optonline.net> wrote in message
>> > >news:X19x7.196671$w7.32031067_at_news02.optonline.net...
>> > >> If anyone has installed Oracle on XP or is going to....
>> > >> Please let us know how it goes.
>> > >>
>> > >>
>> > >
>> > >
>> >
>> >
>>
>>
Received on Sun Nov 11 2001 - 16:50:58 CST
