Re: need help on pre and post installation of oracle 9i

Thanks Gary ,

I am downloading the XE version . . Any ways ... would you be able to help me out with the curernt version which I have isntalled ... how could I make it work ... som esort of learning for me too ... thanks

saurabh
joel garry wrote:
> saurabhk..._at_gmail.com wrote:
> > Hello All,
> >
> > I am installing oracle for general querry purpose and learning SQL.
> >
> > I tried installing Oracle 9.2 database Personal Edition on my WinXP
> > SP2. In the beginnning the installation went on smooth. However at teh
> > end the Oracle Database Assistant came up and I thought things would be
> > fine , however it popped up an error of " Invalid size
> > expected419blahblahblah but got this 419blahblahblah. I did not know
> > the work around so I did ignore it and installed other products. It
> > said the installation was complete without a few optional features not
> > installed. Now I would want to run PL/SQL and practice running querries
> > on sample database. I am not able to log in because I dont know any UID
> > nor PWD , and neither did I create any database so I could use some
> > string . So now oracle is installed I cannot do anything. Is there some
> > thing to take that Invalid Entry size error and I reinstall the whole
> > thing .. or any other way out to start using it. Your help is much
> > needed .
> >
> > thanks
> > Saur
>
> Are you on XP Pro?
> http://download-east.oracle.com/docs/html/A95493_01/reqs.htm#1101810
>
> You might want to use
> http://www.oracle.com/technology/products/database/xe/index.html
> instead of 9i personal edition.
>
> jg
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Received on Fri Jul 21 2006 - 17:28:19 CDT