Re: Installing 8i Personal on Windows 2000 Professional fails

From: Veronica Yuill <wz_at_archetype-it.com>
Date: 9 Jun 2003 02:23:25 -0700
Message-ID: <37e01bf.0306090123.30f6e8ab@posting.google.com>

Hans Forbrich <forbrich_at_telusplanet.net> wrote in message news:<3EE17B78.D4CBC367_at_telusplanet.net>...
> There is a 'Pentium 4' bug with the Java Just In Time compiler Oracle is
> using in 8i - affects some machines. If that is the case - one work
> around (from Howard J. Rogers) is "copy the installation CD to disk, find
> all references to a file called symjitc.dll, and rename it to symjitc.old,
> and then run the installation from the hard disk."

The 2 PCs are both Pentium III's. Would this bug still apply?
>
> Another thing to check - is there a different response if you try
> installing Enterprise Edition? Try that installation, then - if it works,
> install personal & if that works, then deinstall enterprise.

:-( It took me 20 hours to download Personal (1 CD worth) via my 64K line. I guess I can try downloading Enterprise but I am not optimistic about success. Thanks for your suggestions anyway!

Veronica Received on Mon Jun 09 2003 - 04:23:25 CDT