Re: Y2K bug in Oracle Installer <=3.3.1.1 ??

On Sun, 2 Jan 2000 13:37:36 +0100, "Martin Vonk" <mwvonk_at_wxs.nl> wrote:

>In newsgroup comp.databases.oracle.misc
>I've read the following messages:
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>I've heard about a Y2K-Bug in the common Oracle-Installer for
>>NT. It was said, that installing any Oracle-product after the 1/1/2000
>>will cause system-errors and you will need to reinstall the operating
>>system. Is this true or is it nonsens? Does anybody know something
>>about it?
>>
>Yes, there is a Y2K-Bug in the Oracle Installer (v3.3.1.1.0 und
>niedriger) You can download a Y2K-compliant Version
>from http://metalink.oracle.com
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>
>Questions:
>Does this bug really exists ?

Yes
>Does it affects only NT or Windows95/98 as well ?
It affects both platforms
>The Developer 6 Server, which you can download to date from Technet,
>contains an Oracle Installer with version >3.3.1.1 ??
 Oracle Installer for Win32 v3.3.1.1.0 and lower is not Y2K-compliant, v.3.3.1.1.0.C is
>How to handle the Y2K compliant version ?? (e.g: overwrite the existing
>version)

Start the new installer and overwrite the old one.

>What is the size (in MB) of this Y2K compliant version ?
about 4 MB
>

HTH,
Markus Received on Sun Jan 02 2000 - 08:41:30 CST