Re: Developers version of Oracle for Windows XP professional.

Naran Hirani <N.Hirani_at_nospam.com> writes:

> Phil Britton wrote:
> > Naran Hirani <N.Hirani_at_nospam.com> writes:
> >
> >>Hi Guys,
> >>
> >>I downloaded a developers version of Oracle from the website and it
> >>did not seem to install correctly. Has anybody else had success in
> >>installing on the above platform?
> > Yes
> >
> >>Any help or suggestions would be much appreciated.
> > You could try reading the instructions :-)
> > Alternatively you could also try giving us a few tips as to what
> > version you were trying, any error messages you saw, a few details
> > about yur machine etc etc. You know, information
> > cheers
> > Phil
>
> Sorry about that. I was trying to install version 9i
> and part way through the installation I kept getting the message:
> "OCI.dll" not found.
>
> The installation software seemed to suggest that trying to re-install
> may resolve this problem. So, I tried that a few times without any
> success. Then I thought perhaps I have the wrong version or something.
>
> If all else fails may be should try 8.1.7 Personal as this seems to work
> for Al Reid.
>

I've had no problems installing 9i on XP (even on XP home although it's not certified :-),i in a clean install i.e no previous Oracle software on the system. Are you sure your downloads are not corrupted in some way?

cheers

Phil Received on Fri Feb 06 2004 - 06:08:11 CST