Re: Thank you very much!

Hi JCD,

Do you still have the Oracle 8 CD? Can I obtain a copy of it? I have heard that Oracle 8.0 has a much smaller hard disk and memory footprints. Thats what I want.

I have been looking hard for it. Even Oracle website has none available. Thanks very very much!!

• jcwhui at hotmail , com

"jcd" <newsgroup-responses-1_at_waycoolgear.com> wrote in news:bggrk0$a6h$1_at_slb2.atl.mindspring.net:

> Thank you very much! That is exactly the kind of advice I needed. :-)
> I sincerely appreciate it!
>
> Have a great weekend!
> JCDeen
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> "Hans Forbrich" <forbrich_at_telusplanet.net> wrote in message
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>> jcd wrote:
>>
>> > Has anyone successfully installed and run Oracle 8, Personal Edition
>> > onto Windows XP Pro ?
>> > I have an old CD with 8 (not 8i) but it doesn't install. I found a
>> > patch on the web, but it didn't work either, since it was really for
>> > 8i. 
>> >
>>
>> Recommendation: don't bother trying this combination.  It's not
>> certified, Oracle8 is obsolete and not supported, and the internals in
>> Windows (from the NT where O8 worked to WinXP) have changed enough
>> that everyone I've heard about trying this has acknowledged failure.
>>
>> >
>> > I've just ordered the 9i Developer CDs from Oracle (OTN), so is it
>> > even worth me trying to install 8 or should I just wait until the 9i
>> > CDs get here? (in your opinions)
>> >
>>
>> IMO Wait.  (You did ask for an opinion <g>)
>>
>> >
>> > Do those "trial" CDs expire, or are they unlimited use for learning
>> > ? 
>> >
>>
>> They don't expire, but I suggest you review the included license
>> agreement if you want to be aware of any possible useage and
>> deployment restrictions. 
>>
>>