Re: Problems installing Oracle 8i PE on WinXP

Hi,

The problem is not with Oracle itself, but with the installer. It simply cannot start.

Can anyone encontered this problem before?

Regards
Bogdan

"Sybrand Bakker" <postbus_at_sybrandb.demon.nl> wrote in message news:vksquvedobeqf5_at_corp.supernews.com...
>
> "Bogdan Zamfir" <dont.spam.me_at_despammed.com> wrote in message
> news:bilncc$aukva$1_at_ID-189962.news.uni-berlin.de...
> > Hi,
> >
> > I didn't used Oracle before.
> > I enchance an Access app who fetch some data from an Oracle database
using
> > linked tables, and then process data.
> >
> > So I need to install Oracle in order to be able to fully test the app.
> > I downloaded Oracle 8iPE for NT/2000, and installed in server mode on a
> > Win2000 Server. Everything seems OK so far
> > Now I want to install Client tools on a WinXP PC, which is my
development
> > PC.
> > But unfortunately Setup.exe (Oracle Universal installer) don't want to
> start
> > at all.
> > I know it is Java GUI app.
> > What can I do to make it start?
> > I don't know if I have MS Java VM installed (although I think it is), so
> > just in case I instaled also SUN Java 2 runtime environment, but still
> > nothing.
> >
> > Please help me.
> > Thank you.
> >
> > Regards,
> > Bogdan
> >
> >
>
> Oracle 8i is not certified for any XP flavor (and it will be desupported
on
> December 31, 2003) and Oracle 9i is supported on XP professional only.
>
>
> --
> Sybrand Bakker
> Senior Oracle DBA
>
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>
>
Received on Fri Aug 29 2003 - 00:44:28 CDT