The version of Personal Oracle8i that comes with the Elmasri/Navathe
textbook can only be installed on Windows98, I would assume the same is true
for your version. I would also assume that is the case with NT as well.
"Neil Zanella" <nzanella_at_garfield.cs.mun.ca> wrote in message
news:Pine.LNX.4.30.0110051403070.11905-100000_at_garfield.cs.mun.ca...
>
> Hello,
>
> I am running Windows 2000 Pro and purchased the database book "Database
> Management Systems" by Ramakrishnan and Gehrke and it came with a CD
> containing "Oracle 8i Personal Edition Version 8.1.5". When I try to
> install the software by running setup.exe I get the following error
> message:
>
> Invalid Staging Area. There are no top level components for Windows NT
> available for install from this staging area.
>
> When I get this message the CD goes funny. The CD has a stain in it and
> so does the one I brought back for an exchange and I am afraid that this
> might be a manufacturing problem. Does anyone know what a staging area
> is? Is it some kind of sector on the CD?
>
> I would be glad to hear from you if you have recommendations or if you
> happen to have been experiencing the same problem.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Neil
>
Received on Fri Oct 05 2001 - 13:43:18 CDT
