Re: Oracle 7.1 to 7.3.4 on Windows NT

Jimmy,
Removing the registry key should do it... You are logged into the NT as Administrator, not as an administrative user? Usually you don't get this error unless you don't have Administrative right on the NT workstation. AND you will, of course, run the post conversion SQL's!! am grinning :-)

Ralph Button
rbutton_at_ctel.net

Terry Dykstra <tdykstra_at_cfol.ab.ca> wrote in message news:375ece30.0_at_news.cadvision.com...
> Try removing the registry key [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\ORACLE]
>
> --
> Terry Dykstra
> Canadian Forest Oil Ltd.
> Jimmy wrote in message <375F4D15.82A8968F_at_comp.polyu.edu.hk>...
> >Hello all,
> >
> > I use Oracle 7.1 on Windows 4.0. Now I want to upgrade to Oracle
> >7.3.4. I deinstall the Oracle server, SQL*Net, utilities and all other
> >components (except the datafiles). Then I want to install Oracle 7.3.4
> >on the same directory as in Oracle 7.1. However, the installer said
> >d:\orant (the old version Oracle ORACLE_HOME) has already been assigned
> >to ORACLE_HOME and cannot be installed on this directroy again. How can
> >I solve this problem if I want to install the new version of Oracle in
> >the same directory (i.e. d:\orant)?
> >
> >Thanks,
> >Jimmy
> >
>
>
Received on Fri Jun 11 1999 - 05:09:35 CEST