Oracle 8i Install Fails

I'm having problems installing Oracle 8i on a laptop with Win98SE. I can't get past the first menu. When I click the Next button, the first menu disappears and nothing else happens. I unloaded all running applications except for Explorer, but I still am unable to get past the first menu.

Here is the error that was created in the OraInstall.err file:

Exception java.lang.NullPointerException occurred.. java.lang.NullPointerException

        at

oracle.sysman.oii.oiif.oiifp.OiifpWizLocPanel.getDefHomeLocation


(OiifpWizLocPanel.java:1024)


	at oracle.sysman.oii.oiif.oiifp.OiifpWizLocPanel.refreshCombos


(OiifpWizLocPanel.java:826)


	at oracle.sysman.oii.oiif.oiifp.OiifpWizLocPanel.<init>


(OiifpWizLocPanel.java:310)


	at oracle.sysman.oii.oiif.oiifp.OiifpWizLocPanel.<init>


(OiifpWizLocPanel.java:325)


	at oracle.sysman.oii.oiif.oiifp.OiifpWizLocPanel.<init>


(OiifpWizLocPanel.java:330)


	at oracle.sysman.oii.oiif.oiifw.OiifwInstLocWCDE.setWizPanel


(OiifwInstLocWCDE.java:180)


	at oracle.sysman.oii.oiif.oiifb.OiifbWizChainDlgElem.doOperation


(OiifbWizChainDlgElem.java:409)


	at oracle.sysman.oii.oiif.oiifb.OiifbCondIterator.iterate


(OiifbCondIterator.java:140)


	at oracle.sysman.oii.oiic.OiicPullSession.doOperation


(OiicPullSession.java:404)


	at oracle.sysman.oii.oiic.OiicSessionWrapper.doOperation


(OiicSessionWrapper.java:78)


	at oracle.sysman.oii.oiif.oiifb.OiifbLinearIterator.iterate


(OiifbLinearIterator.java:116)


	at oracle.sysman.oii.oiic.OiicInstaller.run


(OiicInstaller.java:290)


	at oracle.sysman.oii.oiic.OiicInstaller.main

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