Re: Can't install Oracle 9i ... why?

From: Peter Sylvester <peters_no_spam_please_at_mitre.org>
Date: Thu, 06 Nov 2003 11:30:05 -0500
Message-ID: <bodsue$6qv$1@newslocal.mitre.org>

One possibility is that the OUI can be fussy about the video settings, as it is a Java app with some fancy graphics (has bitten me once). Try changing the color depth to 256.

I've also found in some cases that running setup.exe from a DOS box, after changing to the directory has worked.

--Peter

Leonardo Hyppolito wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I am trying to install Oracle that I downloaded from the official
> website (learning purpose). The problem is that, when I click on
> 'setup.exe' from disk1, it loads the CD for some seconds, then nothing
> more happens.
>
> The Oracle version is 9i R2 (9.2.0.1.0). Total of 3 disks.
> I burned each disk to CD-ROM.
>
> (I also tried to copy the contents of disk1 to the HD and clicked
> 'setup.exe', but again, nothing happened).
>
> My system:
> Windows XP Professional, Sp1 with all the Windows Updates (US
> version).
> Athlon XP 1800+, 512 RAM, 25gb free of disk space
>
> What am I doing wrong?
>
> Thanks in advance.
Received on Thu Nov 06 2003 - 10:30:05 CST