Re: How to Clear the List of Oracle Client Homes install on a User Machine...

Robert Malikian <robert_at_r0b3rt.com> wrote in message news:<_Z6Fc.1510$Fc7.320721_at_stones.force9.net>...
> Suresh Bhat wrote:
> > "John" <John_at_nospam.com> wrote in message news:<cXJEc.37450$cj3.17182_at_lakeread01>...
> >
> >>Hi.
> >>
> >>We had a PC that had Oracle Client 8.0.5 and 8.1.7 installed in Default_Home
> >>(c:\orant) and Default_Home1 (c:\oracle).
> >>
> >>A third party package, installed certain components of Oracle Client 9.0.2
> >>in another Oracle Home which it called ora92 (c:\oracle\ora92).
> >>
> >>Since we no longer need Clients 8.0.5 and 8.1.7, I decided to uninstall all
> >>Oracle clients and install Oracle client 9.0.2. I used Oracle installer to
> >>remove as many things as I could. Then, I used Microsoft Explorer to delete
> >>various Oracle directories. Finally, I opened Registry Editor and located
> >>HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE.Software.Oracle and deleted that. I rebooted the
> >>machine, inserted the Client CD 9.0.2 and ran the setup.
> >>
> >>However, when I try to specify the destination Oracle home to install the
> >>program to, the drop down still appears to have the definition for
> >>Default_Home, Default_Home1, and Ora92 and their previously associated
> >>directories in there! Worse yet, it somehow automatically creates all those
> >>directories (c:\orant, c:\oracle, c:\oracle\ora92) and an "inventory"
> >>directory under them! How do I get ride of all of those Oracle Home
> >>definitions, so I can install Oracle Client from scratch? Where does Oracle
> >>keep this list of former Oracle Home / Directory combinations?
> >>
> >>Thanks
> >
> >
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > The proper method is to delete registry keys such as HOME1, ID1,
> > HOME2, ID2 etc.
> > that are under oracle folder, since you deleted the oracle folder I am
> > not sure where they may be.
> >
> > It is worth a try to search for those keys in the registry and delete
> > these keys in pairs.
> >
> > HTH.
> >
> > Suresh Bhat
> Suresh have you ever tryed to un-install Oracle! ever!ever!
> Robert

Have you ever RTF Oracle manual for Installation ? I have and it has worked for me. I will not tell you which one. If you have nothing better to add to the thread keep your damn mouth shut.

By the way do you know how to spell tried ? Received on Fri Jul 02 2004 - 21:43:38 CEST