Re: Oracle Installer Crashes

On 28 Feb 2005 23:11:52 -0800, phil_at_querytool.com wrote:

>Hi,
>I'm running Oracle 9i on Windows XP. Recently my hard drive failed; I
>recovered 99% of the Oracle files - enough for the Oracle instance to
>start (but not the Listener). To fix I will need to uninstall /
>reinstall Oracle. However when I run the Universal Installer it crashes
>with an error in ntdll.dll. This happens both when I run the installer
>off the C drive (which was all recovered OK), or off the install CD.
>I have read the posting about the Pentium 4 processor and the jit
>compiler, but it doesn't apply to my environment. I can also start the
>Enterprise Manager, so presumably the java environment is mainly
>intact.
>Does anyone have any ideas how I can resolve this error, or
>recommendations about how I can proceed with repairing my Oracle
>system.
>Thank you!
>Phil Castle

Which version of XP. Oracle doesn't support XP Home. The Pentium 4 bug was 8i specific.

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