RE: 9i then 8i Installs

Well, I'm on Linux, not Windows, but I installed 8.1.7 on a box running 9.2 a couple of weeks ago with no problems. Didn't do anything out of the ordinary, just ran a plain ol' regular install.

--Walt Weaver
  Bozeman, Montana

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jay [mailto:fish_dba_at_hotmail.com]
> Sent: Friday, August 01, 2003 2:34 PM
> To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
> Subject: 9i then 8i Installs
>
> Hello:
>
> I got an odd request today to install 8.1.7 on an existing server
which is
> running 9.2 (Windows 2000).
> Has anyone successfully been able to install Oracle 8.1.7 on the same
> Windows Server that already has 9.2 running?
> I know that if you install 8.1.7 then 9.2 both in different homes it
will
> work, but I have never seen it work where 9.2 was installed first.
> I have not been able to locate a test box yet and was wondering if it
is
> possible and if so if there are any pitfalls I should watchout for,
other
> then the standard Windows stuff....
>
> Thanks In advance,
> Jay
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