Re: Help on 8.1.7 Personal Install on Windows 98

"Cameron" <chughes1_at_nyc.rr.com> wrote in message news:3cebf43d.44856502_at_news-server...
> On Wed, 22 May 2002 15:10:13 GMT, Daniel Morgan
> <dmorgan_at_exesolutions.com> wrote:
>
> >Cameron wrote:
> >
> >> Help! This installation keeps crashing. The install seemed to go
> >> fine, then the Net8 Configuration Assistant ran successfully, then
> >> when the "Oracle Database Configuration Assistant" ran (again
> >> automatically), the PC froze and had to be powered off to reboot. I
> >> then ran the Configuration Assistant two more times manually and again
> >> it died each time. I get a Command.com DOS screen, then the system
> >> dies.
> >>
> >> Is this a known problem? Any fix for this? It dies trying to create
> >> a database from a copy on the install CD. Any ideas?
> >>
> >> ***************** Cameron Hughes *****************
> >> ************** chughes1_at_nyc.rr.com ***************
> >> *********** '00 Sportster 1200 Custom ************
> >> **************** Carpe diem, baby ****************
> >
> >This is common. I have found that sometimes it takes 2 or 3 attempts to
> >get it to work.
> >
> >Be sure that the CD you have is compatible with Win98: Not all are.
> >
> >That is, perhaps, the price one pays for having a poor excuse for an
> >operating system. I would suggest going to NT4 or Win2K.
> >
> >Daniel Morgan
>
> Dan,
>
> Anemic operating system aside, it is unfortunately what I'm stuck
> with.
>
> This is definitely a Win98 Oracle install CD, so that's not the issue.
> When you say it takes two or three attempts, do you mean trying to run
> the Oracle Database Configuration Assistant two or three times? Or do
> a full Oracle install two or three times? I tried running the
> Assistant three times and got crashes each time. I remember full
> re-installs being messy under NT4.0, not sure if it's any cleaner
> under Windows 98. Are you recommending doing the actual Oracle
> install again? If so, I'll certainly try it.
>
> Thanks for getting back to me.
>
> -- Cameron
> ***************** Cameron Hughes *****************
> ************** chughes1_at_nyc.rr.com ***************
> *********** '00 Sportster 1200 Custom ************
> **************** Carpe diem, baby ****************

• Please define 'crashes' if you want someone to help you out
• Please verify your system complies to the memory requirements. The dbca is written in Java, and Java is as you might know, memory hungry.
• Please stop the crossposting. You don't get better responses, a bigger audience or whatever. You're only wasting bandwith and annoying people.

Regards

--
Sybrand Bakker
Senior Oracle DBA

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