Re: Loading Oracle 8.1.6 on Windows ME [warning unsupported technique]

From: Niall Litchfield <niall.litchfield_at_dial.pipex.com>
Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2001 18:01:19 +0100
Message-ID: <3ac35cd2$0$12245$cc9e4d1f@news.dial.pipex.com>

pretty much. Oracle 8.1.6 is unsupported on WinMe.

You could try installing 98, installing oracle and then upgrading the OS. this is highly unsupported

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Niall Litchfield
Oracle DBA
Audit Commission UK
"Rob" <"relaxedrob_at_optushome.com.au"> wrote in message
news:A3bt6.40302$Xx3.232134_at_news1.eburwd1.vic.optushome.com.au...


> Howdy all!

>

> I am trying to install Oracle 8.1.6 on Windows ME..

>

> Nice Welcome page.. *click next*

>

> File Locations page..

> Source Path: E:\STAGE\products.jar

> Destination Path:

>

 E:\STAGE\COMPONENTS\ORACLE.SWD.JRE\1.1.7.24\1\DATAFILES\EXPANDED\JRE\WIN32\B


> IN\..\\Oracle\Ora81

>

> Now, I click on help and it tells me that for Windows platforms I should

 see


> a "Name" field under Destination to create an Oracle Home name. No "Name"

> field... oh well. I change the Destination Path field to: C:\Oracle\Home\

> and *click next*

>

> The next screen I see says Error: There was a problem in accessing the

> staging area. Please make sure the specified values for 'Source' and

> 'Destination' are valid.

>

> It appears to me that the Source cannot be anything different (my cd rom

> *is* drive E after all) so I try the following for Destination path:

> C:\Oracle\

> C:\Oracle

> C:\Oracle\Home\

> C:\Oracle\Home

> C:\Oracle\Orawin\

> C:\Oracle\Orawin

> and get the same error message.. and I get no further than this.

>

> My partner has a Win 98 machine and I notice that Oracle displays the

 "name"


> field on her machine - but not on mine of course. Does this mean I have no

> hope of getting Oracle 8.1.6 to work on Windows ME?

>

> Thanks!

> Rob

>

>

Received on Wed Mar 28 2001 - 11:01:19 CST