Re: can find patch

On 21 Sep 2006 13:20:34 -0700, "dorit" <maromdo_at_yahoo.ca> wrote:

>ok.
>
>i need to move the prdoction to new sever ( and it should be the same
>patch level. we will be moving to 10g soon .... )
>
>i tried to reinstall oracle :
>
>downloaded :Oracle9i Database Release 2
>Enterprise/Standard/Personal/Client Edition for Windows XP 2003/Windows
>Server 2003 (64-bit)
>
>
>unzip.
>
>run setup.exe
>
>got immediatly the following error :
>
>"the image file c:\setup.exe is valid, but is for a machine type other
>then teh current machine"
>
>we are running Windows Server 2003 (64-bit) ....
>
>it should be fine ,,,,, no idea ,,,,
>
>
>dorit

There are many restrictions to running Oracle 64-bit on Win2003 64-bit. There are separate editions for different processor types. Are you sure you downloaded the correct software? You don't try to install the IA64 version on Itanium or vice versa?

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Sybrand Bakker, Senior Oracle DBA