Re: setup on 9i

Yes the other machines had 8i also, and the fact that they can co-exist didn't make me think that would be an issue. I bet it is because some other program is currently running that is blocking it... Although I have killed everythign that I possiable could...

The other machine had sp3 so that is the next thing I will try... after that I will just format the beast... I have no problem with that. I have an extra 36 gig drive I can back everything up...

I have tried VMware before (but just with Linux) and love it... It is probally the most intresting but under used software I have seen in a long time!!

Thanks for the help I will let you know what happens!

Ted

"Howard J. Rogers" <howardjr2000_at_yahoo.com.au> wrote in message news:FCLL9.5134$jM5.15092_at_newsfeeds.bigpond.com...
> "Ted" <root_at_aol.com> wrote in message
> news:atnvtn$pbjm$1_at_ID-144666.news.dfncis.de...
> > I have waited a while, and yes an admin account.... This previously had
> > 8.1.7 on it...!
>
> The other machines you reported installing correctly... did they
previously
> have 8.1.7 on them? Or is yours the only machine to have a prior Oracle
> install?
>
> If yes, then I think that's your problem (I'm afraid I get rather
monotonous
> on the subject of needing to install Oracle onto a 'clean' machine).
> Assuming the 8i installation is expendable, then it's time to
>
> (a) use oradim -DELETE etc etc to manually remove all previous Oracle
> installations
> (b) use Windows Explorer to manually delete the complete 8i Oracle
> installation tree
> (c) use regedt32 to delete the entire set of Oracle registry entries
> relating to the previous installation. Mostly, that's under
> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/SOFTWARE, but you might want to use the 'Find' function
> to locate other, more hidden, entries.
>
> It's a bit odd, actually, because apart from strange problems with the v8i
> intelligent agent versus the 9i intelligent agent, 8i and 9i should (and
> can) co-exist without too much hassle.
>
> If all of that's a pain in the neck, you could try getting a bit
> experimental (and here I tend to get a bit monotonous on another subject).
> Since you've downloaded the entire 9i install, I take it you have a decent
> Internet link. If so, take a visit to www.vmware.com, and download the
trial
> edition of VMware. Install on your machine, and get a trial licence. Then
> install Windows 2000 SP2 on a new virtual machine, and see if the
> installation works flawlessly (my bet is that it will).
>
> The download is only 18MB or so, and I can usually knock up an SP2-patched
> Windows 2000 installation in about 40 minutes.
>
> What does this prove? Er, that VMware is a very useful experimentation
tool,
> and a perfect way of obtaining a 'clean slate' on an otherwise well-used
PC;
> and also that a clean install works every time!
>
> OK, so maybe that's a tad drastic an approach, but I'm now frankly a bit
> stumped. It's definitely not the Pentium 4 bug, and 9i installations are
> usually totally painless. So it's *something* about your machine, but I
> couldn't say what for sure.
>
> Keep me posted.
>
> Regards
> HJR
>
>
>
>
>
> >
> >
> > "Howard J. Rogers" <howardjr2000_at_yahoo.com.au> wrote in message
> > news:a6LL9.5130$jM5.15010_at_newsfeeds.bigpond.com...
> > > "Ted" <root_at_aol.com> wrote in message
> > > news:atnup9$124fr$1_at_ID-144666.news.dfncis.de...
> > > > So now when I click auto run it brings up the splash screen.. I
click
> > > > install/Deinstall, hard drive spins for about 30 sec and the splash
> > screen
> > > > goes away and nothing... Any ideas now?
> > > >
> > >
> > > Are you sure you're being patient enough? The splash screen does
> > disappear,
> > > but the Welcome screen of the universal installer should eventually
pop
> > up.
> > >
> > > It can take a minute or so sometimes.
> > >
> > > If that's not it, how clean a machine is this? Any prior Oracle
> > > installations? Of different versions?
> > >
> > > And who are you logged on as? A local administrator account, I hope
> > (though
> > > since all your other machines installed without a hitch, I expect
you've
> > got
> > > this bit sorted).
> > >
> > > Keep me posted...
> > >
> > > Regards
> > > HJR
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > > "Howard J. Rogers" <howardjr2000_at_yahoo.com.au> wrote in message
> > > > news:tPKL9.5128$jM5.14658_at_newsfeeds.bigpond.com...
> > > > > AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHH!
> > > > >
> > > > > These are perfect instructions for dealing with the well-known
> Pentium
> > 4
> > > > bug
> > > > > in oracle 8i (repeat: EIGHT EYE).
> > > > >
> > > > > Now read the title of this thread, and see their relevance for
this
> > > > poster.
> > > > >
> > > > > Er, none.
> > > > >
> > > > > As I said elsewhere, every man and his dog has got it into his
head
> > that
> > > > > "installer problem=pentium 4 bug". It's not true, and we need to
> lose
> > > the
> > > > > knee-jerk reaction and actually read what people are posting
> > carefully.
> > > > >
> > > > > Regards
> > > > > HJR
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > "clueless" <ro_cright_at_hotmail.com> wrote in message
> > > > > news:1TKL9.27$j5.1105_at_news...
> > > > > > Installing Oracle on Pentium IV systems.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > 1. Create a temporary directory on your server.
> > > > > > 2. Copy the entire contents of the Oracle RDBMS Server CD to
the
> > > > > temporary
> > > > > > directory created in step 1.
> > > > > > 3. Search the directory structure created in Step 1 for the
> > existence
> > > > of
> > > > > > the filename symcjit.dll.
> > > > > > 4. Rename each copy of the symcjit.dll to symcjit.old.
> > > > > > 5. Run the setup.exe from the \install\win32 directory and
> install
> > > > Oracle
> > > > > > 8.1.x(or 9i) and related products.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Cheers,
> > > > > > Clueless
> > > > > >
> > > > > > "Ted" <root_at_aol.com> wrote in message
> > > > > > news:atnl57$spf5$1_at_ID-144666.news.dfncis.de...
> > > > > > > I have downloaded all the files for 9i, unziped them into
> > > directories
> > > > > > > (disk1 etc) and when I double click on the setup the hour
glass
> > > > appears
> > > > > > for
> > > > > > > a few moments then goes away. The setup runs fine on other
> > machines
> > > > over
> > > > > > the
> > > > > > > network... But not for mine (win2000 sp2) the 8i setup runs
just
> > > fine.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Anyone have any ideas?
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Ted
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Received on Tue Dec 17 2002 - 14:43:54 CST