RE: Installation Problems

Hi Yechiel,

I'm starting to get embarrassed because I have the feeling the problem was not enough disk space. !

I completely manually uninstalled 9i yesterday and tried reinstalling it, and got to the same place, only to error out again, while "creating clone database". This time I checked how much disk space was available and at this point, there was hardly any disk space left. (I didn't know Oracle was so huge!)

Anyway, today I'm going to try putting it on our Win2K machine, which has loads of disk space because it's one of our development servers and doesn't have all the other stuff on it that I have on my station.

Also, your idea is a good one and I'm going to check for patches, in any case.

Am I right in my guess that most Oracle dba's are administering on Unix ??

Thanks again,
JoJo
http://www.jojo-zawawi.com

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Hello JoJo

I had a similar problem with oracle 9i on NT. Check if there is a new CD that includes the patches that came out since you got your CD.
In my case I got a new CD, build 2, that solved the problem.

Yechiel Adar, Mehish Computer Services
adary_at_mehish.co.il

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Joe Testa [SMTP:teci_at_the-testas.net]
> Sent: Sat, January 12, 2002 6:45 PM
> To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
> Subject: Re: Installation Problems
>
> good luck with it, and be ready to reinstall windows if it all goes to
> heck.
>
> joe
>
>
> JoJo Al-Zawawi wrote:
>
> > Thanks a lot, Joe. Since I backed up my registry before I installed
> Oracle,
> > I can probably just import the backed-up registry and save myself some
> time.
> > We'll see how it goes!
> >
> > Cheers,
> > JoJo
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > Sent: Saturday, January 12, 2002 5:45 AM
> > To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
> >
> >
> > here you go, save it, i'm sure you'll need it in the future, i dont do
> > oracle database on windoze but support the clients.
> >
> >
> > ---cut here-----------
> >
> > Introduction
> > ------------
> >
> > Removing or deinstalling Oracle software from an 95/98/NT operating
> system
> > requires several steps to completely creating a 'clean' machine. This
> > document explains what must be done to remove all Oracle software from
> the
> > system.
> >
> >
> > Warning
> > -------
> >
> > 1) Backup
> >
> > Be careful, because these steps remove all Oracle software, Oracle
> > services,
> > and Oracle registry entries from the system. So it is advisable
> > that you
> > first perform a backup, if required, of certain files like:
> >
> > SQL*Nnet configuration files
> > Database files
> > Self-written scripts
> >
> > that are stored under the oracle home directory, etc.
> >
> > 2) The following procedures require the editing of Windows registry,
> > which is
> > a
> > potentially dangerous operation. There is no undo option in the
> > Registry
> > Editor.
> >
> > Content
> > -------
> >
> > A. 32-bit on Windows NT
> > B. 32-bit on Win95/Win98
> > C. 16-bit
> >
> > A. 32-bit on Windows NT
> > -----------------------
> > 1. Ensure that you are logged in as a user with Administrator
> > privileges.
> >
> > 2. Stop all Oracle-related services and all Oracle programs.
> >
> > 3. Remove the database services via the oradim command. This can be
> > done via ORADIMXX -DELETE -SID <SID> or via the 'SC' tool of the
> > resource kit.
> >
> > For a full explanation on using the ORADIM command, see
> > <<NOTE:61621.1>&
> > gt;.
> >
> > As from 8.1.6, the method for deinstalling is to first run
> Net8CA
> > in Deinstall mode, then run DBCA to delete a database, then run
> OUI
> > to deinstall the products. At this point, all services should
> be
> > removed.
> >
> > 4. Start the ODBC administrator applet, if installed, and remove any
> > Oracle DSN definitions.
> >
> > 5. Remove the Oracle software via the Oracle installer or the
> > Universal Installer (8.1.5 and onwards). Make sure that all
> > services related to Oracle are stopped first.
> > Note that you cannot remove the installer itself.
> >
> > If Legato Storage Manager is installed on the system, then remove
>
> > it via
> > the uninstaller executable that is shipped with Legato.
> > Start->Programs->Networker->Uninstall Networker
> >
> > Caution: If Legato Storage Manager was installed independently of
> > Oracle, DO NOT REMOVE LSM, because your system's backup
> > environment may be adversely affected.
> >
> > 6. Start the Event Viewer, Log->Application, and clean up the
> > application logs for Oracle.
> >
> > 7. Start the registry editor. This can be done via regedit or
> > regedt32.
> >
> > a) If the Oracle Universal Installer (OUI) was used, go to
> > HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Oracle and write down the value
> of
> > the INST_LOC variable. This shows you where the OUI
> > software is installed. This can then be used to remove the
> OUI
> > from the machine afterwards.
> >
> > b) Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software and remove the ORACLE key,
> > look into the ODBC key for any 'leftovers' of Oracle. If they
> > exist, then remove them as well.
> >
> > c) Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services
> and
> > verify that all services that start with 'Oracle' are
> removed.
> > If this is not the case, then remove the services starting
> with
> > 'Oracle' (database related) and the ones that start with
> > 'OraWeb' (Oracle Application Server related).
> > No entries will not be removed from the services dialog box
> > until you reboot.
> >
> > d) Go to
> >
> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\EventLog\
> > Application and look for keys that start with 'Oracle'.
> > Normally, they should have been removed in Step 5.
> >
> > e) Go to
> > HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion
> > \Uninsta.
> > ll
> > and remove all entries related to Oracle
> >
> > Typical entries to found there are:
> > Oracle JInitiator 1.1.x.x
> >
> > f) Close the registry editor.
> >
> > 8. Remove any Oracle related .INI files that may exist in the
> Windows
> > NT Boot directory. The Windows NT boot directory may be found by
> > entering "SET WINDIR" from a command prompt.
> >
> > Typical Oracle .INI files include ORADIM73.INI, ORADIM80.INI,
> > ORACLE.INI, ORAODBC.INI
> >
> > 9. Go to Start->Settings->control Panel->System->Environment.
> > * Select in the 'System Variables' window the PATH variable and
> > remove the %ORACLE_HOME%\BIN directory. If JRE was installed by
> > Oracle, then remove the JRE path as well.
> > (For example: ...;C:\Orant\Bin;C:\Program Files\Oracle\jre\1.
> > 1.7\bin;...)
> > * Check the ?User Variables for user xxx? section also for Oracle
> > entries to remove.
> > * Check as well the ?System Variables? as ?User Variables for
> user
> > xxx? windows for Oracle variable to remove: typical entries
> could
> > be: ORACLE_SID, TNS_ADMIN, ?
> >
> > 10. Remove any icons and references from the start menu. They are
> > listed into the C:\Winnt\Profiles\All Users\Start Menu\Programs
> > directory.
> > Normally, they should be removed by the Oracle Installer in Step
> 4.
> >
> > 11. Remove the %ORACLE_HOME% directory from the machine, either by
> > using the Windows NT Explorer or from the command prompt.
> >
> > 12. If the Oracle products were installed via the Oracle Universal
> > Installer, then remove this also from the system. By default, it
> is
> > installed under the Oracle directory in C:\Program Files,
> although
> > you could have specified an alternative directory when
> > you installed the Oracle Universal Installer (OUI). In that case,
> > look at the INST_LOC parameter you have noted down in Step 6a.
> >
> > 13. Reboot your computer.
> >
> >
> > B. 32-bit on Win95/Win98
> > ------------------------
> >
> > 1. Stop all Oracle programs.
> >
> > 2. Start the ODBC administrator applet, if installed, and remove any
> > Oracle DSN definitions.
> >
> > 3. Remove the Oracle software via the Oracle installer or the
> > Universal Installer (8.1.5 and onwards). Note that you cannot
> remove
> > the installer itself.
> > If Legato Storage Manager is installed on the system, then remove
>
> > it via
> > the uninstaller executable that is shipped with Legato.
> > Start->Programs->Networker->Uninstall Networker
> >
> > Caution: If Legato Storage Manager was installed independently of
> > Oracle, then DO NOT REMOVE LSM, because your system's
> backup
> > environment may be adversely affected.
> >
> > 4. Start the registry editor. This can be done via regedit or
> > regedt32.
> >
> > a) If the Oracle Universal Installer (OUI) was used, go to
> > HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Oracle and write down the value
> of
> > the INST_LOC variable. This is showing you where the OUI
> > software is installed. This can then be used to remove the
> OUI
> > from the machine afterwards.
> >
> > b) Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software and remove the ORACLE key,
> > look into the ODBC key for any 'leftovers' of Oracle, if they
> > exist remove them as well.
> >
> > c) Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\
> > CurrentVersion\Uninstall and remove all entries related to
> > Oracle.
> >
> > 5. Close the registry editor.
> >
> > 6. Edit your AUTOEXEC.BAT file and remove the %ORACLE_HOME%\bin and
> > JRE paths from the PATH.
> > (For example: ...;C:\Orant\Bin;C:\Program Files\Oracle\jre\1.1.
> > 7\bin;...)
> > Check if any Oracle variables are set in the AUTOEXEC.BAT. If
> > there are,
> > then remove them.
> >
> > 7. Remove any icons and references from the Start menu. They are
> > listed in the C:\Windows\Start Menu\Programs directory via W.
> > indows
> > Explorer. These are not always removed by the Oracle installer in
> > Step 2.
> >
> > 8. Remove the %ORACLE_HOME% directory from the machine, either by
> > using the Windows Explorer or from the command prompt.
> >
> > 9. If the Oracle products were installed via the Oracle Universal
> > Installer, remove this also from the system. By default, it is
> > installed under the Oracle directory in C:\Program Files,
> although
> > you could have specified an alternative directory when
> > you installed the Oracle Universal Installer (OUI). In that case,
> > look at the INST_LOC parameter you have noted down in Step 3a.
> >
> > 10. Remove any Oracle-related .INI files that may exist in the
> Windows
> > directory. The Windows may be found by entering "echo %WINDIR%"
> > from a command prompt.
> >
> > Typical Oracle .INI files include ORADIM73.INI, ORADIM80.INI,
> > ORACLE.INI, ORAODBC.INI
> >
> > 11. Reboot you computer.
> >
> >
> > C. 16-bit
> > ---------
> >
> > The default Oracle Home for Windows 3.X is orawin.
> >
> > 1. If the database is running, then shut it down.
> >
> > 2. Deinstall all Oracle products with the Oracle Installer.
> >
> > a) Run orainst.exe from your Oracle Home. The Oracle Software
> > Asset Manager window is displayed.
> >
> > b) Select all of the Oracle products that are listed in the
> > right window pane.
> >
> > c) Click the [REMOVE] button.
> >
> > 3. Delete your ORACLE_HOME directory.
> >
> > 4. Use your favorite text editor and edit win.ini.
> >
> > a) Locate the ora_config parameter.
> > Remove the file that ora_config points to.
> >
> > b) Delete all references to Oracle from the win.ini file.
> > Reference:
> > ----------
> >
> > Cleanly Uninstalling Oracle8i RDBMS Software from
> > Unix.
> >
> >
> >
> > ---------------- cut here--------------
> >
> >
> >
> > JoJo Al-Zawawi wrote:
> >
> >
> >>Hi Joe,
> >>
> >>Please mail me the "metalstink" thing -- I've never heard of it. I
> agree
> >>that it sounds like I need to do a brutal erase.
> >>
> >>Bwaaaaa !!!
> >>
> >>Thanks in advance!
> >>--JoJo
> >>
> >>
> >>-----Original Message-----
> >>Sent: Friday, January 11, 2002 7:45 PM
> >>To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
> >>
> >>
> >>sounds like you need to do the brutal erase of all oracle products from
> >>a windoze machine. THere is a document on metalstink about how to
> >>remove oracle entirely from a windoze machine, if you dont have
> >>metalstink access let me know, i'll email it to you direct.
> >>
> >>joe
> >>
> >>
> >>JoJo Al-Zawawi wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>>Hi all,
> >>>
> >>>I just tried to install Oracle 9i personal edition for Win98 on my
> Win98
> >>>
> >>>
> >>PC.
> >>
> >>
> >>>After quite a bit of installation, it got to a part where it was
> creating
> >>>some database or something, and I got an error: "The program
> encountered
> >>>
> >>>
> >>an
> >>
> >>
> >>>invalid page exception. Fault location: 0028:0022 Interrupts in
> service:
> >>>None" And it advised me to reboot, which I did.
> >>>
> >>>Now I cannot get the installation program to re-start, no matter what I
> >>>
> >>>
> >>do,
> >>
> >>>from the CD-ROM, from the computer, from running various programs on
> the
> >>
> >>>CD-ROM, what have you. I can't un-install it because (a) it doesn't
> show
> >>>
> >>>
> >>up
> >>
> >>
> >>>on Windows' uninstall list and (b) the Oracle installer won't run.
> >>>
> >>>It starts to run (a brief flash of the "installer" graphic), then the
> >>>
> >>>
> >>CD-ROM
> >>
> >>
> >>>quits and nothing happens.
> >>>
> >>>Any ideas?
> >>>
> >>>Thanks,
> >>>JoJo
> >>>

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