Xref: alice comp.databases.oracle.server:46724 Path: alice!news-feed.fnsi.net!newsfeed.wli.net!newspeer.monmouth.com!newsfeed.enteract.com!news.wwa.com!not-for-mail From: "Charles L. Robinson" Newsgroups: comp.databases.oracle.server Subject: Re: Oracle 8i Installation Date: Thu, 22 Apr 1999 19:33:20 -0500 Organization: WorldWide Access - Midwestern Internet Services - www.wwa.com Lines: 34 Message-ID: <7fof4i$2vv$1@hirame.wwa.com> References: <371ef1ae.0@news.nwl.ac.uk> X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2014.211 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2014.211 I had no problem with the Oracle installer, in fact, thought the program to be well designed and user friendly. However, I have heard from knowledgeable friends that you need a *large* amount of free memory to avoid problems. I am running a 256 meg 400 MHz Pentium 2 under NT4.0 service pack 4. I hope this helps. -- Charlie Robinson Datec Inc. 333 W. Wacker Drive, Suite #1040 Chicago, IL 60606-1225 datec@wwa.com Declan Smith wrote in message news:371ef1ae.0@news.nwl.ac.uk... > Hi, > > Has anyone else had a nightmare time trying to install 8i. > From my experience the new Java Installer runs so slowly as to bring me > close to violence. Even when it does eventually decide to begin > installation it freezes with no warning or reason I can find. I have tried 5 > times now and everytime got to a different point before a crash or freeze. > > The point of this message is to find out if mine is an isolated, machine > related problem or if it is more wide spread, and if the later is true, to > shout at Oracle Corp for supplying duff software. > > Dec. > >