Re: replace Oracle 8 with Oracle 9i

From: Sybrand Bakker <postbus_at_sybrandb.demon.nl>
Date: Tue, 29 Nov 2005 22:52:18 +0100
Message-ID: <aajpo11cgcvjr3dp4bfckchb2gdn2o22hn@4ax.com>

On Tue, 29 Nov 2005 15:45:33 -0500, Jim Pistrang <jim_at_jpcr.com> wrote:

>Hi all,
>
>Customer is upgrading an NT to Win3000, and I want to upgrade their
>Oracle 8 to Oracle 9i. I would prefer to just delete the entire Oracle
>8 environment and do a clean install of 9i. Do I need to run an
>uninstaller to remove Oracle 8, or can I just delete the entire oracle
>folder from the D drive?
>
>Thanks
>
>Jim

Not installing Oracle 9i next to Oracle 8 in a *different Oracle home* is one safe way to disaster.
Just deleting Oracle 8 from the D: drive is the most safest.

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Sybrand Bakker, Senior Oracle DBA

Received on Tue Nov 29 2005 - 15:52:18 CST