Re: Installation of Oracle 9i personal editions for windows xp

From: HansF <News.Hans_at_telus.net>
Date: Fri, 17 Feb 2006 01:39:12 GMT
Message-Id: <pan.2006.02.17.01.39.10.841205@telus.net>

On Thu, 16 Feb 2006 17:26:55 -0800, novice wrote:

>
> novice wrote:

>> HI
>>
>> About 2 months ago I installed Oracle 9i personal edition on my laptop
>> having windows xp home edition. I followed instructions; downloaded the
>> zip files into disk1, disk2 , disk3 , unzipped them, ran the
>> installation successfully.

>
>
> Thanks guys....for responding.........The last time I posted an
> enquiry.....and many guys criticized the way I
> posted...."Reply"..."Reply All"....I didn't know how to post
> back.....and still don't know....

Pick a news group (such as comp.databases.oracle.misc) and stick with it. This one could have gone to cdo.server or cdo.misc, so you are OK - just pick one only as those of us who respond generally wander through all 4 comp.databases.oracle subgroups (at different times) and reply 'all' simply results in a duplication.

>
> 1. I have tried the following usernames
> Scott
> System
> Sys
> 2. The error I get is
> ERROR:
> ORA-12560: TNS: protocol adapter error

That indicates that the database is not available through the method you have selected (either database is down, listener is down, or network doesn't match the install network config) - not that you have a password problem. (WHich is why you got jumped on about describing the problem - with error number, rather than interpreting it.)

Go to services (Control Panel, Admin Tools) and verify that your Listener and your database service (generally orcl) are running. If not, try to turn them on. They put a fair load on the machine, so lots of people turn them off when not in use.

If that doesn't fix it, we'll need to debug your environment.

> 3. And to the gentleman who suggested I read the manual before
> installation, I would like to say, I did that. I went to "Enterprise
> Manager Console" and made some changes so that I could use "HR"
> username
>
> 4. I'm trying to prepare for oracle certification IZ0-007 exam
>

In which case you would be quite satisfied with the ORacle Database 10g Express Edition. It has a much lighter foot print and uses less memory and CPU siunce it doesn't include the Java subsystems. All the plain SQL and PL/SQL is there, though.

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