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From: johng@nospam.mm.com (TurkBear)
Newsgroups: comp.databases.oracle.server
Subject: Re: Installing runtime on the server
Date: Tue, 02 Feb 1999 17:15:22 GMT
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OOps.
Where Orawin is referenced, it should be Orawin95

Sorry,


johng@nospam.mm.com (TurkBear) wrote:

>Assuming you have the legal right to do so ( that is, enough licenses ) :
>
>Install on a 'clean' workstation of the type you want ( NT or 95 ) -( clean
>means no Oracle stuff on it ) AFTER clearing the archive bit on all the files in
>the WinNT/System32 ( or Windows/system  for 95 ) directory.
>[This is your base machine]
>
>After install copy the Orant ( or Orawin) directory structure to the server....
>Create a winnt ( or windows if 95 ) directory in this structure
>Add a system32( or system ) subdirectory to that directory
>Copy all files with the archive bit set from the client winnt/system32 ( or
>system for 95) to the new system32 ( or system if 95 ) [ the archive bit
>technique is used to ID only those files installed be Oracle ]
>
>After this you need to have your users map a drive letter to the Oracle
>directory you created on the server,
>Create registry files in the Orant/Winnt ( or Orawin/windows ) that use the
>drive letter your users will map to indicate Oracle_Home
>
>Have a search drive mapping for your users that points to the Orant/bin (
>Orawin/bin) directory....
>Merge the created registry file on the client
>Copy the Orant\Winnt\system32 files from the server to the Winnt/System32
>directory or the client ( only Newer files should be copied )
>( usual change if Windows 95 )
> 
>The registry step is best handled by exporting the registry entries from the
>original client machine( the base machine created above), edit it to change the
>drive letter and copy it to the server directory.
>
>Hope it helps,
>
>
>amitabh12@my-dejanews.com wrote:
>
>>Hi,
>>    I was wondering if there is any way to install oracle developer runtime on
>>the say..NT server and have the clients run it from the server rather than
>>installing it on every pc..
>>
>>The company has about 100 users and there is a mix of wind95 and NT
>>workstations.  I was wondering if there is a way to install runtime on NT and
>>thus all the users can use it..
>>
>>Thanks for the help
>>Munish
>>
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