Re: 8i install problem on XP (Client options there but no database).

On Sun, 31 Aug 2003 09:55:01 +0100, "Kevin Wright" <wrightkevin_at_ntlworld.com> wrote:

>Hi,
>
>I am experiencing a problem trying to install Oracle 8i Personal Edition on
>my laptop. The operating system is XP home edition. I have had no problems
>previously installing Oracle on this machine with the same operating system
>(from the same cd as I am using now).
>
>Typically I launch the Oracle setup with the compatibility set to Windows Me
>(or 95/98).
>The installer starts ok but only gives me options for installing Client
>software - no options
>for installing the database itself. The software on this cd has worked
>perfectly in the past but now doesnt include the database only the client
>stuff.
>
>Has anybody else met this problem?
>
>Thanks,
>
>Kevin Wright.
>

No version of Oracle 8i has been certified by Oracle for any version of XP.
And 8i is to be desupported on December 31. Why do people never verify on which O/Ses their products run, and always *assume* all Microsux products are 100 percent downwards compatible? They aren't

Sybrand Bakker, Senior Oracle DBA

To reply remove -verwijderdit from my e-mail address Received on Sun Aug 31 2003 - 05:14:13 CDT