Re: How to Clear the List of Oracle Client Homes install on a User Machine...

Deleting the Oracle Directory under Program Files worked. Thanks.

"Robert Malikian" <robert_at_r0b3rt.com> wrote in message news:xfPEc.1211$Fc7.268205_at_stones.force9.net...
> John wrote:
> > Hi.
> >
> > We had a PC that had Oracle Client 8.0.5 and 8.1.7 installed in
Default_Home
> > (c:\orant) and Default_Home1 (c:\oracle).
> >
> > A third party package, installed certain components of Oracle Client
9.0.2
> > in another Oracle Home which it called ora92 (c:\oracle\ora92).
> >
> > Since we no longer need Clients 8.0.5 and 8.1.7, I decided to uninstall
all
> > Oracle clients and install Oracle client 9.0.2. I used Oracle installer
to
> > remove as many things as I could. Then, I used Microsoft Explorer to
delete
> > various Oracle directories. Finally, I opened Registry Editor and
located
> > HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE.Software.Oracle and deleted that. I rebooted the
> > machine, inserted the Client CD 9.0.2 and ran the setup.
> >
> > However, when I try to specify the destination Oracle home to install
the
> > program to, the drop down still appears to have the definition for
> > Default_Home, Default_Home1, and Ora92 and their previously associated
> > directories in there! Worse yet, it somehow automatically creates all
those
> > directories (c:\orant, c:\oracle, c:\oracle\ora92) and an "inventory"
> > directory under them! How do I get ride of all of those Oracle Home
> > definitions, so I can install Oracle Client from scratch? Where does
Oracle
> > keep this list of former Oracle Home / Directory combinations?
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> >
> >
> In addition to uninstall you should ether rename directory oracle under
> Program Files or just delete the oracle directory.
> Robert
>
Received on Mon Jul 05 2004 - 12:16:02 CEST