Re: Unusual jrew Issue?

Thanks for the answers to my question - which I ended up getting sorted out. For those of you who may later be reading this I'll tell you what the full answer is:

There is a file which is on the Oracle 8.1.7 (Oracle8i) media called
"symcjit.dll" which apparently has something to do with discovering
which type of processor (Pentium III, Pentium 4, etc.) you are using. Since this file, built by Symantec, was created before the advent of the Pentium 4, it does not recognize it correctly; causing the Oracle installer software to shutdown before it starts. A fix for this problem is to go to Sun's web site (located at: http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.3/download-windows.html ) and downloading the Java 2 Runtime Environment (JRE2).

This JRE2 file is a 5MB setup file which adds the new version of the JRE to your machine. One of the files that it installs is
"symcjit.dll". After installing the JRE2 file:

1. Copy the entire Oracle CD-ROM to your HDD.
2. Search for the file "symcjit.dll" which should appear in 2 places in the Oracle binaries you just copied, and at least one or more places on your HDD (from the JRE2 you just installed and any other software which may have it bundled that is already installed on your machine).
3. Delete the 2 copies of this file in the Oracle binaries.
4. Launch the installation from your HDD instead of the Oracle CD-ROM, by clicking on Autorun.exe in the Autorun folder of the Oracle binaries.

At least that is how I got it to work.... There are several people on Oracle Technical Network (OTN) who have listed similar problems/fixes.

Thanks again for those of you who pointed me in the right direction.

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Mark M.