Re: windows 2003 and oracle

kaniket_at_hotmail.com (Aniket) wrote in message news:<e161e180.0312212300.691d6ebf_at_posting.google.com>...
> I'm using a product which internally installs oracle 8. This product
> works on Windows 2000. I'm planning to install same product on Windows
> 2003 and use it in compatibility mode.
> Can anybody tell me whether it will work or not? Do I need to carry
> out specifict settings? (As per my understanding, I need to set
> compatibility mode for each program to windows 2000. The product that
> I'm using as well as oracle product doesn't constitue a single
> program. Do I need to set compatibility mode for each
> program/components in the product e.g. .exe, dlls etc etc

Oracle 8 was never certified against Windows 2000, because it was already desupported when Win2000 hit the market. If you install the same product under windows 2003 you are even more on your own than you are already now.

Sybrand Bakker
Senior Oracle DBA Received on Mon Dec 22 2003 - 12:52:06 CET