Re: Oracle8i personal edition installation problems

From: Frank <fbortel_at_home.nl>
Date: Tue, 10 Dec 2002 21:32:07 +0100
Message-ID: <3DF64F47.3080009_at_home.nl>


Kevin McDaniel wrote:
> "user" <utagi_at_yahoo.com> wrote in message news:<3df2b961_2_at_news.tm.net.my>...
>

>>i'm running winxp pro
>>i was told that oracle8i personal edition (v8.1.5) cannot be installed on to
>>winxp pro
>>
>>is there a way to go around it? any patches or things like that?
>>
>>thanks

>
>
> Oracle didn't create an 8i version for XP. You'll have to go to 9i
> for XP. I tried to install just the client on my XP laptop and it
> wouldn't even launch the UI.
>
> Good luck.
> Kevin

I'm running 8.1.7 EE and 9iAS 1.0.2 on my XP/Pentium IV laptop! Tooks some cursing, but got it to work, at last! You have a pentium IV, too? Check the installer patch (java/P IV bug).

Grtz, Frank Received on Tue Dec 10 2002 - 21:32:07 CET

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