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Re: Newbie Oracle Installation Problem

From: Bob Redding <bobreddi_at_bellsouth.net>
Date: Sat, 9 Nov 2002 09:11:10 -0500
Message-ID: <rC8z9.9241$ds6.2760@news.bellsouth.net>


I had the same problem. Check your display settings and set it to 256 colors. The problem is the java driven installer refuses to run if the colors are set wrong. Apparently it also doesn't like true color, according to what I have read, but I am not sure about that.

"David McKinnon" <contactint_at_hotmail.com> wrote in message news:Rr3z9.21665$U93.1856768_at_news2.telusplanet.net...
> I am an Oracle newbie and I'm trying to install Oracle 9iAS onto my Win2K
> server (All the latest patches are installed.) When I try to run setup,
> nothing happens. No error message, it just doesn't run.
>
> Watching the processes in the task manager, I can see Setup.exe start,
then
> I see javaw.exe start. After a few seconds both processes stop.
>
> I've tested on my XP machine to make sure that the download is fine, and I
> can get to the universal installer, but not on the Win2K box
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Dave
>
>
Received on Sat Nov 09 2002 - 08:11:10 CST

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