Re: See an Oracle server from dual boot?

At the end of the day, and since your only requirement really is to see the same database from both O/Ses, the easiest thing to do would be to install Oracle twice, once in each O/S, and both into separate directories. You need then only use oradim under NT to create a service that allows the existing database to be opened.

I have a similar sort of need: to have 8i and 9i databases available, but wanting to share the data between them. My solution was to purchase a PC case, resurrect an ancient (!) Celeron 333, and build a separate box for the 8i database (it helps if you have an assortment of old RAM and hard disks scattered at the backs of various cupboards, too). All I then need to do is to establish database links between the two databases, and everything is fine.

The trouble with your solution is that you'll be forever shutting down so you can reboot into the other O/S -and that means a fresh startup each time... and that means your cache will need to warm up each time. Not sure how reliable a development environment that's going to be.

Regards
HJR

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"Leo" <leo_at_antapi.XXX.com> wrote in message
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> Thanks Daniel for your help.

>

> re: copying the registry entries - are there many?

> is that gonnae be a long error-prone process?

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> Have you done this before, and did it work successfully?

>

> Am I REALLY that weird for wanting to be able to do this...

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>

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> "damorgan" <damorgan_at_exesolutions.com> wrote in message

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> > Copy the registry entries from one to the other and use oradim to mirror

> > the services.

> >

> > Daniel Morgan

> >

> >

> >

> > Leo wrote:

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> > > I've got an NT4/Win2000 dual boot machine.

> > > There's a shared logical drive.

> > >

> > > Can I install Oracle server in such a way that the database itself

> > > is on the shared drive, and can be seen from both NT4 and 2000?

> > >

> > > Cheers

> > >

> > > Leo

> >

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