Re: 10g XE installation on XP Home

"Sybrand Bakker" <postbus_at_sybrandb.demon.nl> wrote in message news:mm7v421cul0b5ordpujp3k8um2sjam95g8_at_4ax.com...
> On 26 Apr 2006 06:37:07 -0700, "salenavr" <navrsalemile_at_yahoo.ca>
> wrote:
>
> >hi,
> >
> >I attempted 10g XE installation and it failed (was frozen for a couple
> >of hours so I aborted and rebooted). After that I tried to remove
> >install folder but couldn't as system complains about admin privilege
> >(I am in Administrator group!).
> >I had Norton firewall etc. bloatware running at that time but not sure
> >if that caused install problem. XP firewall was disabled.
> >How can I remove that 10g installation folder and properly install 10g
> >XE?
> >
> >Thanks,
> >Sale
>
>
> Oracle has never supported XP Home.
>
> --
> Sybrand Bakker, Senior Oracle DBA

But it works just fine on XP Home.
I would do the install as Administrator.

-- 
Terry Dykstra
Canadian Forest Oil Ltd.