Re: Problems installing 10.2.0.2 patchset to a 10.2.0.1 database

From: Robbert van der Hoorn <reply_at_forum.only>
Date: Wed, 4 Oct 2006 18:13:17 +0200
Message-ID: <4523ddb2$0$4513$e4fe514c@news.xs4all.nl>

<kevin.aide_at_intergraph.com> schreef in bericht news:1159977988.501508.164590_at_b28g2000cwb.googlegroups.com...
>I am trying to install the latest patchset to my 10gR2 database. When
> i double click on setup.exe nothing visable happens. The process is
> launched and according to Windows Task manager is taking up 50% of my
> CPU. The process just sits there spinning away and nothing happens.
>
> I have shutdown, using Service Control Manager, all Oracle services
> including databases, listeners and DBConsoles
>
> Any ideas?
>

Sometimes it helps when you do not use the setup.exe in the root of your installation, but the one in the install directory. Reboot before patching might help too. Has to do with conflicting javaw.exe versions or something like that.
You're not on VMWare, are you?

Robbert van der Hoorn
OSA it BV
The Netherlands Received on Wed Oct 04 2006 - 11:13:17 CDT