Re: problem with universal installer, ora 9i server on XP

barneytoe wrote:
> Have to strongly disagree with you here.
>
> There's nothing "universal" about their installer. In many cases (by
> the # of threads in this group) it fails to uninstall previous
> versions. And apparently, other versions of oracle already on a PC can
> cause disasterous results.
>
> The key to solving my problem was needing a complete uninstall of other
> oralce version, and the tool couldn't do that for me.
>
> cheers.
>
> chris

Universal does not mean it can also install a COBOL compiler. Your comment indicates you have not read the docs.

If one properly installs Oracle there is never a "need" to uninstall a prior version.

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