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

From: dave <david_vendelin_at_hp.com>
Date: Tue, 17 Sep 2002 16:35:34 -0700
Message-ID: <am8e88$n8n$1_at_web1.cup.hp.com>


Thanks for the suggestion
I think my problem was that I needed to use the old installer to delete my old installation... I am using article 159333.1 from metalink as a guide...

"Sybrand Bakker" <postbus_at_sybrandb.demon.nl> wrote in message news:a20d28ee.0209162352.6bc5556d_at_posting.google.com...
> "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 Wed Sep 18 2002 - 01:35:34 CEST

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