Re: Oracle 8 on win XP

postbus_at_sybrandb.demon.nl (Sybrand Bakker) wrote in message news:<a20d28ee.0206240510.2d559885_at_posting.google.com>...
> "imran zafar" <malik7173_at_rogers.com> wrote in message news:<YYwR8.70$mi.62_at_news01.bloor.is.net.cable.rogers.com>...
> > Can anyone tell if we can install Oracle 8 on windows XP.
> >
> > Thanks
> > IZ
>
> No, you can't. Oracle 8 is desupported and not certified for XP.
> You'll need 9i.
>
> Regards
>
> Sybrand Bakker
> Senior Oracle DBA

Depends what you mean by "can install".

I have 8.1.7 running absolutely fine on my PC at home on XP. However, I don't really care if it all goes pear-shaped, I'm just playing around on it.

If you want to do anything serious, Sybrand is 100% correct.

CE Received on Tue Jun 25 2002 - 11:00:20 CEST