Re: Help installing Oracle 8i personal edition w/Windows ME????

From: Chris Rizzo <abcd_at_efgh.com>
Date: Thu, 27 Sep 2001 08:17:45 -0400
Message-ID: <esZE520RBHA.1552_at_cpimsnntpa03>


I installed 8i on WinME with *NO* problems after adding Jrew=0x00080000 in win.ini in the [Compatibility95] section... Try it!

"Kenneth C Stahl" <BlueSax_at_Unforgetable.com> wrote in message news:3BAE1ECF.2E14D492_at_Unforgetable.com...
> Raheen Ballard wrote:
> >
> > Hi! I've installed in Win98 perfectly fine, but my friend tried to
 install
> > it w/Win ME, and it gives him some sort of directory
> > error...nomatter where he points it to install at! Has anyone else run
 into
> > this sort of problem? I tried to go to Oracle's site for some help, but
 the
> > link I think I needed was broken....thanks for any help!
> >
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>
> WinME is not supported by Oracle 8i. It won't install, and there is no
> way to make it install if the operating system is WinME.
>
> However, there is a way around this. Install Win98SE, Install Oracle 8i
> and then Upgrade to WinME. I've done this and everything seems to
> function normally. The problem seems to be with Oracle Universal
> Installer.
Received on Thu Sep 27 2001 - 14:17:45 CEST

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