W2K would be an option. 816 and later are certified for that platform.
--
Terry Dykstra
Canadian Forest Oil Ltd.
"Sybrand Bakker" <postbus_at_sybrandb.demon.nl> wrote in message
news:ttcscsc2vssp30_at_corp.supernews.com...
> Oracle didn't certify any of their products for XP, and windoze sw is
> usually not 100 percent downwards compatible.
>
> That should be enough, shouldn't it, or you must be really audacious.
>
> Regards
>
> Sybrand Bakker
> Senior Oracle DBA
>
> "Glenn Nyhan" <gnyhan_at_bayarea.net> wrote in message
> news:9r5fjt$dp$1_at_localhost.localdomain...
> > I have the same question i.e. Does anyone know yet whether Oracle 8i
> > Standard Edition is compatible with the new Microsoft XP operating
system?
> I
> > am running Oracle 8i Standard Edition (installed Sept 1999) on a NT 4.0
> > workstation but the computer is aging and will have to be replace at the
> > beginning of the New Year. In view of replacing the computer and
> > re-installing Oracle 8i on the new machine, I was wondering if I should
> have
> > the shop that makes my computers for me
> > install NT 4.0 or if I can move to XP and still run 8i without problems?
> And
> > what about running Forms 6i and Reports 6i? Will they work as well.
> >
> > Thanks in advance to whoever can answer this question.
> >
> > Glenn
> >
> >
> > Bigpond Newsgroups wrote in message ...
> > >I just spoke to an Oracle Rep this morning... He said they had received
> an
> > >internal communication stating that Oracle 9i was certified for XP.
> > >
> > >Can anyone elese confirm that before I leap over the edge?
> > >
> > >"Robert Chin" <chinman_at_optonline.net> wrote in message
> > >news:X19x7.196671$w7.32031067_at_news02.optonline.net...
> > >> If anyone has installed Oracle on XP or is going to....
> > >> Please let us know how it goes.
> > >>
> > >>
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>
Received on Wed Oct 24 2001 - 09:50:07 CDT
