Re: Failed Install Question

amerar_at_iwc.net wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> We are trying to perform a silent install of ORacle 10g. The install
> failed due to some depreciated parameters in the init.ora.
>
> So, we made the correction, removed the installed software & created
> directories and re-ran the install. When we re-ran the script, we
> received this error:
>
> Check complete: Passed
> =======================================================================
> Performing check for CompatibilityChecks
> Checking for Oracle Home incompatibilities ....
> Check complete. The overall result of this check is: Failed <<<<
>
>
> Check complete: Failed <<<<
> Problem: Oracle Database 10g Release 2 can only be installed in a new
> Oracle Home
> Recommendation: Choose a new Oracle Home for installing this product.
>
> =======================================================================
> PrereqChecks complete
>
>
> Why is that? We removed everything that the install
> created........does Oracle create entries someplace that I'm not aware
> of???
>
> Thanks!

Why would deprecated init parms cause an installation to fail? Exactly what was the indication that the installation failed -- vs. a db startup msg that there are deprecated parms in int init file?

How did you 'remove the installed software'? What OS? (Let me guess ..... Windows?)

I have found that the OUI doesn't do a very thorough job of cleaning up an installation on a Windows system. There are several places left for you to clean up manually. I have found that if I want to wipe all functional traces of Oracle from a Windows box -- make it look as if Oracle had never been installed -- I have to do the following: (CAUTION: THIS PROCEDURE IS EXTREMELY DESTRUCTIVE. IT REMOVES ****ALL**** TRACES OF ORACLE FROM THE SERVER)

• Stop all running oracle services
• Run the OUI and deinstall everything
• Manually delete the directory where you installed the software. There may still be a lock on one of the .dll files, requireing a reboot to release.
• Delete the Oracle directory from c:\Program Files
• Delete the Oracle registry key from HKLM\software,
• Delete registry keys for Oracle services from HKLM\system\CurrentControlSet
• Delete Oracle entries from the Start menu.