Re: oracle home woes

Did you try to edit the multi-home flag in the nt.prd file for the developer 6i demos? If not, by default,they are not multi-home aware, and won't install. This is documented on metalink, or just look at the nt.prd file and set the flag yourself prior to the installation.

"alec" <alecvb_at_erols.com> wrote in message news:3a40dce8.6028704_at_news.erols.com...
> I have some Oracle software installed on Windows2000(NT)
>
> I have two oracle homes. One is default_home. Location is
> c:\Oracle\tools In it I have installed various Oracle tools.
> Recently I installed Oracle Forms6i, which works fine.
>
> The other home is OraHome81. Location is c:\Oracle\Ora81 In it I have
> installed an Oracle 816 database and server.
>
> The problem came when I tried to install Oracle Forms and Reports 6i
> Demos.
>
> First, I try to install to default_home where Forms and Reports 6i is
> already installed. But when installer starts to analyze dependencies,
> I get the message "Oracle Forms Demos does not support mulitple
> installations, and therefore cannot be installed in Default_Home. It
> can only be installed in OraHome81.
>
> Then, I try to install to OraHome81, but immediately get the message:
> "c:\Oracle\Ora81 is already in sue as an Oracle home for "Oracle 816
> production" and cannot be used as an Oracle Home for NT.
>
> I've looked all through the registry, but I cannot see where the
> problem is.
>
> anyone got an idea what I can try?
>
> yours,
>
> Alec von Brand
Received on Fri Dec 22 2000 - 04:12:51 CET