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"PkingTom" <pkingtom_at_aol.com> wrote in message
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> Hello, hoping someone can help me.
>
> I'm trying to install oracle 8i for a school project but i'm having
problems.
> I'm installing it on an HP, Windows 98. I downloaded the oracle 8i
personal
> edition. After running the installation with the OUI it gets to 100% and
then
> hangs. Therefore I'm unsure if it fully installs correctly. When I reboot,
all
> the components of oracle 8i are in my program folder. I try to run SQL
Plus and
> it comes up with the Username/Password/HostName box with the application
in the
> background. My professor gave us all a username and password to use but it
> doesn't work. How do I configure my own passwords? I've been looking
through
> some of these other messages and I see mentioning of having to configure
all
> types of things to get this to work. What am I doing wrong or what do I
need to
> do? Thanks to anyone that can help.
>
>
> Tom