Re: 8i install problem on XP (Client options there but no database).

Kevin Wright wrote:

> Hi Sybrand,
>
> As previously mentioned. I know for a fact that my version of Oracle 8i will
> run
> succesfully on Windows XP home edition.
>
> <snipped>

Actually you know no such thing. What you know is that from time-to-time Oracle 8i will install and run under XP Home.

You have no information indicating that it is stable or that what happens sometimes is repeatable.

There is a very big difference.

Rather than trying to force a square peg into a round hole ... why not get 9i and run it, as recommended by Oracle, under XP Pro? A strong desire to turns something simple into a painful experience?

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