Re: Installing Oracle8 on W2k Prof

From: Sybrand Bakker <postbus_at_sybrandb.demon.nl>
Date: Tue, 15 Jan 2002 18:33:20 +0100
Message-ID: <msp84ukvoh1cpisnu81iopojf23s6u31ev@4ax.com>

On Tue, 15 Jan 2002 15:32:34 -0000, "Wayne Calvert" <ygx54_at_dial.pipex.com> wrote:

>hi all
>
>i've got a copy of oracle 8 enterprise, downloaded quite some time ago. i
>tried installing it on my laptop, running W2K Prof but get the following
>error during the install:
>
>
>Error Msg:
>The instruction at "0x780126a1" referenced memory at "0x00000010".The
>memnory could not be "read".
>
>Program:
>ORAINST.SLN
>
>Program Linee:
>780126A1 mov eax,dword ptr [eax+10h]
>
>
>
>can anyone advise what may be causing this problem
>
>cheers

You are running software that has never been certified against win2k. Windows sw has a habit of not being downwards compatible. Just forget you will ever get this working and Oracle 8.0 has been desupported anyway.

Regards

Sybrand Bakker, Senior Oracle DBA

To reply remove -verwijderdit from my e-mail address Received on Tue Jan 15 2002 - 11:33:20 CST