Re: can't uninstall old oracle client sw, can't install new sw over top

"dave" <david_vendelin_at_hp.com> wrote in message news:<am5sdj$71f$1_at_web1.cup.hp.com>...
> I am not familiar with Oracle and I am having trouble installing the new
> Oracle client sw (on Windows). It seems to have it's own way of
> "uninstalling" software that I can't get to work. When I hit the
> "deinstall" button, it shows me a bunch of it's products but the "remove"
> button is disabled, so I can't remove the products.
>
> So, then I decided I'll just install over the top of the old Oracle client
> installation.... then it eventually gives me a msg "Oracle 8i client cannot
> be installed into an existing 8.0 ORACLE_HOME".
>
> Any ideas what can be done?
> Thanks

You need to change the name of the Oracle home and the associated directory, so you get a new Oracle home. Also there is help available in the installer.

Hth

Sybrand Bakker
Senior Oracle DBA Received on Tue Sep 17 2002 - 09:52:24 CEST