Harry.Bakker_at_nl.abnamro.com said...
> I tried to install Oracle 9i onto my laptop, but this took so much
> time that I decided to abort installation. Unfortunately abortion
> didn't work either so I killed the program alltogether. Next, I tried
> to install Oracle 8.1.7 which installed fine according to a collegue
> of mine, but this didn't work either. The Oracle Installer for 8.1.7
> refuses to install anything, and just quits after I press the Install
> button. However, Oracle 8.1.7 DID install fine on my regular PC.
>
> Now I'm thinking that the aborted 9i installation session left some
> information behind on my laptop that caused 8.1.7 not to install
> anything. Does anyone know how to completely undo an installation of
> Oracle 9i?
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> -Harry
>
Check Google newsgroup archives. I've posted complete steps a couple of
times (recently) in the comp.database.oracle.* newsgroups with
instructions on how to remove ALL traces of an Oracle installation. The
instructions are quite long, so I don't want to bore the regulars with a
repost. :)
--
/Karsten
DBA > retired > DBA
Received on Fri Feb 21 2003 - 11:12:27 CST
