Re: Oracle 8i remains at 76% installation complete <- HELP!

From: Kevin Saier <saierk_at_yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 14 Jan 2002 08:32:45 -0800
Message-ID: <a1v17e$dnj_at_news.or.intel.com>


The oracle settings from the first install have been retained in the registry. Try installing to a new Oracle Home directory. If that doesn't work, you will need to go into the registry and delete the existing oracle home settings.

"Chuckie Superstar" <chuckiesuperstar_at_yahoo.com> wrote in message news:1d26a1ec.0201121300.301beb6a_at_posting.google.com...
> Hi everyone,
>
> I keep getting errors when installing Oracle 8i Personal Edition
> Version 8.1.5. This disk came with the text book I used a year ago.
> When I first installed the software a year ago, no problem, but when I
> wanted to use it again, it seems that it was not working properly so I
> uninstalled the whole program and now re-installing it is giving
> problems. Every time it reached 76% of installation completed when it
> is copying comUS.msb, it just stays there, it seems that it will never
> finishing installing, like some sort of an infinite loop that can exit
> only if set-up exits.
> What am I doing wrong? I was able to install the program on my
> computer (600Mhz, 128MB, 10GB Hard Drive, Win 98) before, but why not
> now?
>
> Thanks for the info,
> Chuckie Superstar
> chuckiesuperstar_at_yahoo.com
Received on Mon Jan 14 2002 - 17:32:45 CET

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