Re: Installing Oracle on a single Windows Machine

I have received the following advice and I am trying to sort it out: I am to create a domain in the hosts file, which I know how to do. I can create a hosts file and use the machines IP address which is always 127.0.0.1 in the host files and call it localhost.com. Another person said just use sales (or whatever) and just go on. If that is the case how do I bypass all of naming a network requirements of the installation?

I would not be asking these questions but I have tried all of the other things (I think) already, and I still end up with a bad install.

Any further help would appreciated and greatly welcomed from someone who has had to go through this before, and suffered like I am in frustration.

Thanks,
JR

Another answer was just to create sales (actually orcl the default for Oracle installation) without a domain. I have done that in the past and the rest of the installation went sour.
"Randy Harris" <randy_at_SpamFree.com> wrote in message news:9GzId.20763$by5.14830_at_newssvr19.news.prodigy.com...
> "John F. Regus" <jfregus_at_ix.netcom.com> wrote in message
> news:FDyId.2662$r27.779_at_newsread1.news.pas.earthlink.net...
>> I have read Oracle Installation Guide for Windows and the part about
>> installing Windows on a single machine.
>>
>> In the documentation it states the name of the database (an it uses an
>> example like sales.yourdomain.com)
>>
>> If I am installing Oracle on a single Windows XP platform, I don't have a
>> domain. I may be connected to a internet provider but I doubt seriously
> if
>> I could just create sales.earthlink.com.
>>
>> What do I do? Create sales.localhost?
>
> Create sales. Adding a domain name will cause you problems.
>
>> I have been all through the documentation but I cannot find a single
>> thing
>> about resolving this particular obstacle.
>>
>> Please help.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> JR
>>
>>
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Received on Sat Jan 22 2005 - 22:03:44 CST