Re: Patch Set for 8.1.7.4 failed to upgrade

On Mon, 17 Nov 2003 08:39:33 -0800, Anne Nolan <MUNGEanneDOTnolanNOSPAM_at_rts-group.com> wrote:

>
>We have an instance of Oracle 8.1.7.0 on a (now unused) server, running
>on Windows NT 4. I thought I'd take the opportunity to upgrade this to
>8.1.7.4, to learn about the process.
>
>I downloaded the patch set from Oracle (81741_nt_release.zip), unzipped
>the file, and slavishly followed the directions in the README file (I
>used the "silent installation" option for step 4 of the process, running
>setup.exe). Things proceeded with no problems. When I was all done, I
>checked the version in v$session:
>
>Oracle8i Enterprise Edition Release 8.1.7.0.0 - Production
>PL/SQL Release 8.1.7.0.0 - Production
>CORE 8.1.7.0.0 Production
>TNS for 32-bit Windows: Version 8.1.7.0.0 - Production
>NLSRTL Version 3.4.1.0.0 - Production
>
>There's no sign of any version change. (!?!)
>
>I guess I can run through the whole thing again, but it was agonizingly
>slow (the computer is a 300 MHz Celeron, 256 MB of RAM).
>
>I have googled for some discussion of this, without success. I was
>hoping that some kind soul in this group could shed some light on why
>nothing seems to have happened to the Oracle version. Is there some
>step that I must have omitted? Was it a mistake to use the "silent
>installation" option?
>
>Thanks in advance for any information.
>
>Anne Nolan

You are showing the client banner. The client banners sign-on doesn't change. The server banner does.

Other than that, according to a Metaclunk note, only *upgrades* will show changed sign-on's on Microsux, *patches* won't

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Sybrand Bakker, Senior Oracle DBA