Re: Oracle V8.0.3 with Windows 98

I have experienced the same problem. In my case it wasn't too important which version
of Oracle I used, so I installed 7.3.3 on Win 98. No more problem. Go figure....
Good luck
Rob Medley
medleyrk_at_iafrica.com

Mark Hartigan wrote:

> I've installed the client software from the Oracle8 for NT (V8.0.3) CD onto
> a Windows 98 machine. When I run SQLPlus, it pops up a window telling me
> that this product is not compatible with Windows 98. When I chose to run it
> anyway, it crashes with a General Protection Fault. Any other attempts to
> use the driver also cause a similar crash. I've downloaded the latest ODBC
> updates from the Oracle Web site, but it doesn't seem to help.
>
> I've noticed that other people here claim the this works on Windows 98. Any
> idea what I'm doing wrong?
>
> Mark Hartigan
> markhartigan[removeforspam]@home.com
Received on Tue Dec 01 1998 - 11:21:54 CST