Re: new install of 9i on windows 2003

Thanks Howard,

On Oracle's site, 9.2.0.4 is listed but only for Linux. 9.2.0.2 is also listed but that's for 64 bit. So since I'm just trying to learn oracle (no $ to start) I will just live with 9.2.0.1. Since you know more than I do; I have installed O as "Personal Edition." How long am I legally allowed to use it? Is it time-bombed?

Thanks

"Howard J. Rogers" <hjr_at_dizwell.com> wrote in message news:4071dcab$0$25655$afc38c87_at_news.optusnet.com.au...
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>
> " - Dan -" <dan_at_domain.com> wrote in message
> news:40717379$0$46517$39cecf19_at_news.twtelecom.net...
> > I will be doing my first install of 9i and before I download from the
> > developers site, I have a question about the right path to install it.
On
> > the website, 9i was released first as 9.0.1 then came release 2 as
> 9.2.0.1.
> > Now I did see someone write that the second digit moved its place (from
> 3rd
> > to second place) so that's clear to me. But do I need to install 9.0.1
> and
> > then patch it to 9.2.0.1 (remember windows server 2003 here) or can I
> > install 9.2.0.1 directly? It looks to me that the 9.2.0.1 download site
> has
> > 2 patches, not complete installs. Is this correct? Do I need to
install
> > 9.0.1 first, then 9.2.
> >
> > Thanks!
>
> Don't even think about 9.0.1. Go straight for 9.2.
>
> 9.0.1 is "9i Release 1" and 9.2 is "9i Release 2", and whilst it's
possible
> to migrate from Release 1 to Release 2, it makes far more sense in your
case
> to install 9i Release 2 directly.
>
> Release 1 was a mess, and something of a beta release, frankly.
>
> What you will have to do (or ought to do) is having installed 9i Release 2
> (9.2.0.1), patch it to 9.2.0.4. That patch, however, is only available to
> you if you have Metalink access (which you have to buy support for).
Always
> read the patch's release notes to make sure, but in general you don't have
> to 'step patch'. Just as you can take Windows 2000 Advanced Server and
> immediately apply Service Pack 1, so you can take 9.2.0.1 and immediately
> patch it to 9.2.0.4: there's no need to apply 0.2 and 0.3 first.
>
> Regards
> HJR
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Received on Tue Apr 06 2004 - 07:30:58 CDT