Oracle 8.1.x installer hangs on machines with Pentium 4 Processors

here is the solution for anyone who has encountered this problem:

fix:

There are 3 possible workarounds:

1. Obtain patch 1507768 from Oracle Support Services via Metalink. See Patch readme for patch installation details.

2.

1. Copy the content of the Installation to a temporary folder on the harddisk, rename ALL copies of file 'symcjit.dll'
2. Go to folder \install and edit file 'oraparam.ini' (attention: write protection) and change parameter JRE_MEMORY_OPTIONS to JRE_MEMORY_OPTIONS=-nojit -ms16m -mx32m
3. Start the installation again
4. Use the Oracle Universal Installer that is shipped with Oracle 9.0.1 or higher.

  See also <Note:131299.1> Oracle Installer 8.1.X Hangs on Machines with Pentium 4 Processors Received on Wed May 22 2002 - 13:34:43 CDT