<fitzjarrell_at_cox.net> wrote in message
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>
> Matthew wrote:
>> I have recently installed Oracle 9i server on a Windows 2003 Server
>> machine,
>> but have had great difficulty in getting the TNS Listener to run as a
>> service.
>>
> Certainly. My guess is you're trying to use 9.0.1 on Windows 2003; it
> isn't certified for that operating system, hence your problems. Move
> up to at least 9.2 or any release of 10g. 9.0.1 was certified for XP
> Professional, however I'll guess you installed it on XP Home instead,
> yet another combination which is not certified by Oracle.
>
> All of this is conjecture, of course, as you've provided no solid
> information to base a usable response upon. Provide the Oracle release
> (all four numbers), not this ambiguous '9i' you've already supplied.
> When that information is available better answers may be forthcoming.
>
The Oracle version I have installed is 9.2.0.1.0 on to Windows Server 2003
R2. The other machine I had this problem with was running Windows XP
Professional SP2.
HTH.
Received on Tue Mar 14 2006 - 21:19:06 CST
