Re: Problems running 8.1.7 universal installer on Win 2k server

On Wed, 17 Oct 2001 08:16:30 +0100, "Guy Hopkins" <guy_hopkins_at_hotmail.com> wrote:

>I have just set up (and I use the term loosely as I am no expert) a win 2k
>server box and I am now trying to install Oracle 8.1.7 on it, but it will
>not run the install program.
>
>When the CD is put in it will bring up the autorun which offers me the
>choice of looking at the docs or running the install. I can browse the CD, I
>can look at the docs, but whenever I try to run the install I get the
>hourglass for a few seconds and then nothing.
>
>I have also tried to run the setup.exe straight from the CD with the same
>result.
>
>On task manager I can see the processes kick off and the cpu time scoot up
>and then everything returns to the previous values. It is as if the program
>runs, finds something it does like, so exits.
>
>I've had a look for log files but it doesn't create any so I have no
>indication what the problem might be.
>
>Any help greatly appreciated.
>

Pentium 4?
searches the newsgroups archives and/or Metalink, the solution to this bug has been published various times in the recent past.

Hth

>Regards
>Guy Hopkins
>

Sybrand Bakker, Senior Oracle DBA Received on Wed Oct 17 2001 - 03:48:43 CDT