RE: Oracle 8i R3, and 9i R2 on Same NT Box

I am currently running 8.1.5, 8.1.7, 9.0.1.2 and 9.2 on the same Win2k Pro machine. I rarely have more than 2 running at the same time due to memory considerations, but I have not encountered any problems related to install/runtime. I always make sure I install in order of oldest to newest. I also do the once a year cleaning (reformat c:\ and reinstall everything...).

Dan Fink

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Sent: Monday, September 30, 2002 11:39 AM To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L

Yes, I am. I needed an 8i client because some programs still can't talk 9i. The only issues I've run into are with the products themselves. Some Quest products have problems with multiple Oracle Homes. Their solution is to hack the Registry to make the LAST_ORACLE_HOME the one to point the Quest products to. Obviously, this is a hack and the product should be fixed, but you should at least be aware of the issue.

Other than that, I *highly* recommend NEVER uninstalling ANY Oracle product on Windows if you are also working with ODBC or 3rd party tools. I've only had success wiping out all Oracle Homes and reinstalling. Granted, my WinTuke (Win2K) box is mostly used as a client. Servers may be different.

Just my $0.02...

Rich Jesse                           System/Database Administrator
Rich.Jesse_at_qtiworld.com              Quad/Tech International, Sussex, WI USA

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Sam Bootsma [mailto:SamB_at_cpas.com]
> Sent: Monday, September 30, 2002 11:54 AM
> To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
> Subject: Oracle 8i R3, and 9i R2 on Same NT Box
>
>
> Hello,
>
> Does anybody out there run Oracle 8.1.7 and Oracle 9.2 on the
> same NT (or
> Windows 2000) box? Is it running smoothly. Any difficulties
> installing or
> running both versions on the same box?
>
> I ask because one of my colleagues has encountered
> difficulties installing
> and running Oracle 8.1.7 and Oracle 9.2 on the same NT box.
>
> Thanks for any input.

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