Re: Installing 9i fails on Win2k

2 questions

1. what network protocols do you have loaded? 2, Are you actually sat at the server when doing this or at a terminal services client? "Wyrm" <afdng_at_wyrm.demon.co.uk> wrote in message news:1016625895.5949.0.nnrp-14.c29f1e83_at_news.demon.co.uk...
   > Hi.
   >
   > Further to my previous message, I've tried a nearly default installation
   of
   > Oracle 9i on my Windows 2000 machine (clean Windows 2000 SP2 install).
   > I chose Standard Edition rather than Enterprise.
   > Everything installed OK, but when the installer started running the
   > Configuration Tools there was a problem with Oracle Database Configuration
   > Assistant (again).
   > It copied the database files, initialized the database, but when creating
   > and starting the oracle instance it generated the following error:
   > ORA-01041 internal error. hostdef extension doesn't exist.
   > I tried Ignore, but it came back with:
   > ORA-24324 service handle not initialized
   > Ignore again gave me the first error, and ignore again the second error,
   > etc.
   > I had no choice but to abort.
   > After installation, I tried to look at the database created, but was
   unable
   > to login (illegal address).
   > I then ran the Database Configuration Assistant and tried to create a
   > database, but with the same problems.
   > I am getting this problem on two Win2k Sp2 servers. Is there anything I
   can
   > do to go forward from here instead of having to reinstall everything
   again?
   >
   > I am going to try what Howard recommended in the other thread and do a
   > Software Only installation on one of the two servers. However, this is not
   > encouraging for the robustness of 9i given that even the default
   > installation has problems!
   >
   > Laurence Mee.
   >
   >