Re: 8i install with msvcrt.dll

AFAICR, this error is caused by having a dialogue box or some other window open from another application. Whenever I get this error message I simply follow installation advice and shut down all other applications.

"Boogie" <boogie_at_boogie-the-cat.demon.co.uk> wrote in message news:969735341.28415.0.nnrp-01.d4e46045_at_news.demon.co.uk...
> Hi Galen,
>
> I too have had a copy error on that DLL, I just copied the DLL from the
> installation media with no problems - it might be in a .JAR file which can
> be opened with WINZIP,
>
> Boogie
>
> Galen Boyer <gboyer_at_primix.com> wrote in message
> news:uzol0hw2y.fsf_at_primix.com...
> > I downloaded 8i enterprise edition for windows nt from technet.
> >
> > I started the install and immediately got the error that it
> > couldn't write the msvcrt.dll file into the winnt directory.
> >
> > My question goes like this:
> >
> > I ignored the error and let Oracle continue the install.
> > Everything else happened successfully. Does anybody know
> > whether I can just ignore this early error, or will I run
> > across issues down the road?
> >
> > I also searched on dejanews and found two threads that looked
> > promising but I couldn't find the threads in this newsgroup. I
> > will cite them below. Maybe they will help jog someone's memory.
> > David P. and Sybrand Bakker where the two posters of answers.
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > ,----[ David P's post ]
> > | From: DNP <High.Flight_at_btinternet.com>
> > | Subject: Re: Problem: Installing oracle client on Win98
> > | Newsgroups: comp.databases.oracle.server
> > | Date: 01 Jun 2000 00:00:00 GMT
> > |
> > | There's a Year 2000 bug in some installer programs manufactured a few
> > | months ago. I met an error message which mentioned exactly the same
 DLL
> > | (MSVCRT.DLL - the MS Visual C Runtime libraries).
> > |
> > | The problem was solved thusly :-
> > |
> > | Oracle's advice is to download the Y2K compliant installer program
 from
> > | their support website ( support.oracle.com leading to the Metalink
> > | sites).
> > |
> > | Therefore, you need a support contract with Oracle or if that is not
 in
> > | place, you might have to try and download a recent version of some
> > | client software of Oracle's, which hopefully will contain a recent
> > | version of the installer program.
> > |
> > | David P. OCP (DBA) MCP (TCP/IP)
> > |
> > | Glasgow, Scotland.
> > |
> > | sean wrote:
> > | >
> > | > Hi all,
> > | > I was prompt the following error message, when installing Oracle
 client on
> > | > my notebook win98. How to resolve this error, please help...
> > | >
> > | > ORAINST caused an invalid page fault in
> > | > module MSVCRT.DLL at 0177:7801b763.
> > | > Registers:
> > | > EAX=0064cc4c CS=0177 EIP=7801b763 EFLGS=00010246
> > | > EBX=00000000 SS=017f ESP=0064cc00 EBP=78040cf0
> > | > ECX=00000000 DS=017f ESI=00bf66d1 FS=3917
> > | > EDX=0064cc5c ES=017f EDI=00000000 GS=0000
> > | > Bytes at CS:EIP:
> > | > 8b 51 10 42 52 e8 f1 02 00 00 83 c4 10 5f 5e 5d
> > | > Stack dump:
> > | > 00000002 0064cc4c 0064cc5c 00000000 00bf66d1 78040cf0 00000000
 7801b529
> > | > 0000006d 00000000 0064cc4c 0064cc5c 78040cf0 00e191a4 00da2540
 00000001
> > | >
> > | > Thanks
> > | > Sean
> > `----
> >
> > ,----[ Sybrand Bakker's post ]
> > | From: "Sybrand Bakker" <postbus_at_sybrandb.demon.nl>
> > | Subject: Re: Install Oracle8 on Win95
> > | Newsgroups: comp.databases.oracle.server
> > | Date: 11 Apr 2000 00:00:00 GMT
> > | X-NNTP-Posting-Host: sybrandb.demon.nl:212.238.21.78
> > |
> > | Are you installing the server or enterprise edition?
> > | That's NT only.
> > |
> > | Hth,
> > |
> > | Sybrand Bakker, Oracle DBA
> > |
> > | John Smith <gsrivat_at_yahoo.com> schreef in berichtnieuws
> > | 38f372c8$1_at_rpc1284.daytonoh.ncr.com...
> > | > Install Oracle8 on Win95
> > | >
> > | > I'm trying to install Oracle 8 on a Win95 machine. I get
> > | > an error called invalid MSVCRT.DLL. Can anyone tell me
> > | > how I can install it using the oracle installer on Developer 2000.
> > | > Or if you can point me to documentation which explains how
> > | > to install on Windows 95 platform, that would be of great help.
> > | > Thanks in advance.
> > | > SG
> > | >
> > | >
> > `----
> >
> > --
> > Galen Boyer
> > New Orleans is sink'n man and I don't want to swim.
> >
> >
>
>
Received on Sat Sep 23 2000 - 21:04:11 CDT