Re: Windows and Oracle v8.04

From: Jonathan Gennick <jonathan_at_gennick.com>
Date: Tue, 22 Jun 1999 03:44:50 GMT
Message-ID: <377e0401.12905777@netnews.worldnet.att.net>

On Mon, 21 Jun 1999 12:27:41 -0700, "Brandy" <briggs_at_tscnet.com> wrote:

>I am unable to load Oracle v8.04 for NT onto a Windows 2000 Beta 3 OS.
>
>I get an error
> rdbms80.vrf(664): OS_ERROR while getting service status portmap
>
>Any ideas what might cause the problem?

Microsoft?

Seriously, there's no reason to expect that what you are doing will work. As I recall, Windows 98 broke some Oracle client software (and Personal Oracle too) that used to work under Windows 95. It's reasonable to assume that Oracle will have to create a new release just for Win 2k.

Jonathan

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Brighten the Corner Where You Are Received on Mon Jun 21 1999 - 22:44:50 CDT