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On Sat, 2 Aug 2003 01:31:00 -0400, "jcd"
<newsgroup-responses-1_at_waycoolgear.com> wrote:
>Has anyone successfully installed and run Oracle 8, Personal Edition onto
>Windows XP Pro ?
>I have an old CD with 8 (not 8i) but it doesn't install. I found a patch on
>the web, but it didn't work either, since it was really for 8i.
>
Oracle 8 isn't certified for XP, as XP didn't exist when 8 was
desupported.
Why do people think Microsux Windoze is 100 percent downwards
compatible? It isn't and it has never been.
>I've just ordered the 9i Developer CDs from Oracle (OTN), so is it even
>worth me trying to install 8 or should I just wait until the 9i CDs get
>here? (in your opinions)
>
>Do those "trial" CDs expire, or are they unlimited use for learning ?
You could read the licence, could you, instead of asking
>
>Thanks for any and all help!
>Sincerely,
>JCDeen
>
>
Sybrand Bakker, Senior Oracle DBA
To reply remove -verwijderdit from my e-mail address Received on Sat Aug 02 2003 - 02:18:01 CDT
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