Re: Upgrading the Oracle client from 7.3.4 to 8.1.6

In article <39FC16D9.1CE98F0E_at_KEEPyourSPAMerolsAWAY.comFromHere>,   Harvey <harveyb_at_KEEPyourSPAMerolsAWAY.comFromHere> wrote:
> timf97_at_earthlink.net wrote:
> >
> > On Fri, 27 Oct 2000 06:39:31 -0600, Harvey
> > <harveyb_at_KEEPyourSPAMerolsAWAY.comFromHere> wrote:
> >
> > >timf97_at_earthlink.net wrote:
> > >>
> > >> We need to have an easy method (since untrained users need to be
 able
> > >> to do it) which will allow us to upgrade Oracle client machines
 from
> > >> 7.3.4 to 8.1.6.
> > >>
> > >> We have tried to use 8.1.6 to just do an upgrade, but can't get
 it to
> > >> go cleanly. We also tried to use the updated 7.3.4 Installer to
> > >> uninstall Oracle 7.3.4 before installing 8.1.6, but the uninstall
> > >> leaves the ORACLE_HOME token in the Registry, and we don't want
 to try
> > >> to explain to users how to remove it.
> > >>
> > >> I'm sure that someone else has had similar problems - and
 hopefully -
> > >> has a good solution.
> > >> Thanks for any suggestions!
> > >
> > >Try this one -
> > >
> > >1. Uninstall the existing software (manually if necessary).
> > >2. Edit the registry to delete the ORACLE section from
> > >HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/SOFTWARE section.
> > >3. Clean up the start menu.
> > >4. Install the new software and perform all configurations
 necessary.
> > >5. Using REGEDIT, export the ORACLE section from
> > >HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/SOFTWARE to a file in the Oracle subdirectory.
> > >6. Copy the Start Menu items (if required/desired) to the Oracle
> > >directory.
> > >7. Copy the \Program Files\Oracle directory to the \Oracle
 directory.
> > >8. Copy the entire \Oracle directory to a central server.
> > >9. Write a batch file to copy the software to the client machine
 and into
> > >the correct locations, and merge the registry entries to the client
> > >machine, and delete the previous software.
> > >10. TEST IT A COUPLE OF TIMES!!
> > >11. Have the users run the batch file.
> > >
> > >You're reconfigured.
> >
> > Thanks for the response,
> >
> > I guess this question is a little out of place here, but is there a
> > way from a batch file to delete the previous Oracle registry entries
> > before inserting the new ones?
>
> No, however, when you merge the registry entry you will be overwriting
> the existing values. Also, I forgot to mention - make the appropriate
> changes to the path/environment settings.
>

You can delete registry entries in NT with a tool from the NT Ressource Kit - as far as I remember it is called "regdel".

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