Re: any way to run SQLPlus on XP Home edition?

From: DJ <nospamplease_at_goaway.com>
Date: Sun, 12 Oct 2003 12:31:26 +0100
Message-ID: <nYaib.808$mM1.644@newsfep4-winn.server.ntli.net>

"Hans Forbrich" <forbrich_at_yahoo.net> wrote in message news:3F88B58D.22880914_at_yahoo.net...
> DJ wrote:
> >
> > "old dirtbeard" <dirtbeard_at_pacbell.net> wrote in message
> > news:Df1ib.627$GZ7.109034649_at_newssvr21.news.prodigy.com...
> > > Is there any version of oracle that will run on XP
> > > home? All I really need is to run SQL Plus, or
> > > some other sql client, on XP Home. Any suggestions?
> > >
> > > doug
> > >
> >
> > is it supported - no
> >
> Not at all ...
>
> > will it run - yes
> >
>
> If you are lucky. I've found it fairly consistent that it will not
> install on a clean machine, but will install on an upgraded machine.
> Possibly others have found that otherwise. Even then, uptime can be a
> challenge.
>
>
> > 9iR2 will
>
> I wouldn't even bother trying anything lower than 9iR2.
>
> --
> /Hans
> [mailto:`echo $from" | sed "s/yahoo/telusplanet/g"`]

I had it working on a fresj XP Home machine without a problem - but thats me Received on Sun Oct 12 2003 - 06:31:26 CDT