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Re: new install of 9i on windows 2003

From: DJ <nospamplease_at_goaway.com>
Date: Wed, 7 Apr 2004 01:12:32 +0100
Message-ID: <dHHcc.196$6f1.110@newsfe3-win.server.ntli.net>

" - Dan -" <dan_at_domain.com> wrote in message news:4072a361$0$46514$39cecf19_at_news.twtelecom.net...
> 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...
> >
> >
> > " - 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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> > Dizwell Informatics: http://www.dizwell.com
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> >
>
>

as long as you dont use it for business purposes or store ure grannies recpies in - then you can use it for as long as you like as an education tool. Might as well get the EE though - use those features! Received on Tue Apr 06 2004 - 19:12:32 CDT

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