Hello JoJo I had a similar problem with oracle 9i on NT. Check if there is a new CD that includes the patches that came out since you got your CD. In my case I got a new CD, build 2, that solved the problem.
Yechiel Adar, Mehish Computer Services [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -----Original Message----- > From: Joe Testa [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Sat, January 12, 2002 6:45 PM > To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L > Subject: Re: Installation Problems > > good luck with it, and be ready to reinstall windows if it all goes to > heck. > > joe > > > JoJo Al-Zawawi wrote: > > > Thanks a lot, Joe. Since I backed up my registry before I installed > Oracle, > > I can probably just import the backed-up registry and save myself some > time. > > We'll see how it goes! > > > > Cheers, > > JoJo > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > Sent: Saturday, January 12, 2002 5:45 AM > > To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L > > > > > > here you go, save it, i'm sure you'll need it in the future, i dont do > > oracle database on windoze but support the clients. > > > > > > ---cut here----------- > > > > Introduction > > ------------ > > > > Removing or deinstalling Oracle software from an 95/98/NT operating > system > > requires several steps to completely creating a 'clean' machine. This > > document explains what must be done to remove all Oracle software from > the > > system. > > > > > > Warning > > ------- > > > > 1) Backup > > > > Be careful, because these steps remove all Oracle software, Oracle > > services, > > and Oracle registry entries from the system. So it is advisable > > that you > > first perform a backup, if required, of certain files like: > > > > SQL*Nnet configuration files > > Database files > > Self-written scripts > > > > that are stored under the oracle home directory, etc. > > > > 2) The following procedures require the editing of Windows registry, > > which is > > a > > potentially dangerous operation. There is no undo option in the > > Registry > > Editor. > > > > Content > > ------- > > > > A. 32-bit on Windows NT > > B. 32-bit on Win95/Win98 > > C. 16-bit > > > > A. 32-bit on Windows NT > > ----------------------- > > 1. Ensure that you are logged in as a user with Administrator > > privileges. > > > > 2. Stop all Oracle-related services and all Oracle programs. > > > > 3. Remove the database services via the oradim command. This can be > > done via ORADIMXX -DELETE -SID <SID> or via the 'SC' tool of the > > resource kit. > > > > For a full explanation on using the ORADIM command, see > > <<NOTE:61621.1>& > > gt;. > > > > As from 8.1.6, the method for deinstalling is to first run > Net8CA > > in Deinstall mode, then run DBCA to delete a database, then run > OUI > > to deinstall the products. At this point, all services should > be > > removed. > > > > 4. Start the ODBC administrator applet, if installed, and remove any > > Oracle DSN definitions. > > > > 5. Remove the Oracle software via the Oracle installer or the > > Universal Installer (8.1.5 and onwards). Make sure that all > > services related to Oracle are stopped first. > > Note that you cannot remove the installer itself. > > > > If Legato Storage Manager is installed on the system, then remove > > > it via > > the uninstaller executable that is shipped with Legato. > > Start->Programs->Networker->Uninstall Networker > > > > Caution: If Legato Storage Manager was installed independently of > > Oracle, DO NOT REMOVE LSM, because your system's backup > > environment may be adversely affected. > > > > 6. Start the Event Viewer, Log->Application, and clean up the > > application logs for Oracle. > > > > 7. Start the registry editor. This can be done via regedit or > > regedt32. > > > > a) If the Oracle Universal Installer (OUI) was used, go to > > HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Oracle and write down the value > of > > the INST_LOC variable. This shows you where the OUI > > software is installed. This can then be used to remove the > OUI > > from the machine afterwards. > > > > b) Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software and remove the ORACLE key, > > look into the ODBC key for any 'leftovers' of Oracle. If they > > exist, then remove them as well. > > > > c) Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services > and > > verify that all services that start with 'Oracle' are > removed. > > If this is not the case, then remove the services starting > with > > 'Oracle' (database related) and the ones that start with > > 'OraWeb' (Oracle Application Server related). > > No entries will not be removed from the services dialog box > > until you reboot. > > > > d) Go to > > > HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\EventLog\ > > Application and look for keys that start with 'Oracle'. > > Normally, they should have been removed in Step 5. > > > > e) Go to > > HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion > > \Uninsta. > > ll > > and remove all entries related to Oracle > > > > Typical entries to found there are: > > Oracle JInitiator 1.1.x.x > > > > f) Close the registry editor. > > > > 8. Remove any Oracle related .INI files that may exist in the > Windows > > NT Boot directory. The Windows NT boot directory may be found by > > entering "SET WINDIR" from a command prompt. > > > > Typical Oracle .INI files include ORADIM73.INI, ORADIM80.INI, > > ORACLE.INI, ORAODBC.INI > > > > 9. Go to Start->Settings->control Panel->System->Environment. > > * Select in the 'System Variables' window the PATH variable and > > remove the %ORACLE_HOME%\BIN directory. If JRE was installed by > > Oracle, then remove the JRE path as well. > > (For example: ...;C:\Orant\Bin;C:\Program Files\Oracle\jre\1. > > 1.7\bin;...) > > * Check the ?User Variables for user xxx? section also for Oracle > > entries to remove. > > * Check as well the ?System Variables? as ?User Variables for > user > > xxx? windows for Oracle variable to remove: typical entries > could > > be: ORACLE_SID, TNS_ADMIN, ? > > > > 10. Remove any icons and references from the start menu. They are > > listed into the C:\Winnt\Profiles\All Users\Start Menu\Programs > > directory. > > Normally, they should be removed by the Oracle Installer in Step > 4. > > > > 11. Remove the %ORACLE_HOME% directory from the machine, either by > > using the Windows NT Explorer or from the command prompt. > > > > 12. If the Oracle products were installed via the Oracle Universal > > Installer, then remove this also from the system. By default, it > is > > installed under the Oracle directory in C:\Program Files, > although > > you could have specified an alternative directory when > > you installed the Oracle Universal Installer (OUI). In that case, > > look at the INST_LOC parameter you have noted down in Step 6a. > > > > 13. Reboot your computer. > > > > > > B. 32-bit on Win95/Win98 > > ------------------------ > > > > 1. Stop all Oracle programs. > > > > 2. Start the ODBC administrator applet, if installed, and remove any > > Oracle DSN definitions. > > > > 3. Remove the Oracle software via the Oracle installer or the > > Universal Installer (8.1.5 and onwards). Note that you cannot > remove > > the installer itself. > > If Legato Storage Manager is installed on the system, then remove > > > it via > > the uninstaller executable that is shipped with Legato. > > Start->Programs->Networker->Uninstall Networker > > > > Caution: If Legato Storage Manager was installed independently of > > Oracle, then DO NOT REMOVE LSM, because your system's > backup > > environment may be adversely affected. > > > > 4. Start the registry editor. This can be done via regedit or > > regedt32. > > > > a) If the Oracle Universal Installer (OUI) was used, go to > > HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Oracle and write down the value > of > > the INST_LOC variable. This is showing you where the OUI > > software is installed. This can then be used to remove the > OUI > > from the machine afterwards. > > > > b) Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software and remove the ORACLE key, > > look into the ODBC key for any 'leftovers' of Oracle, if they > > exist remove them as well. > > > > c) Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\ > > CurrentVersion\Uninstall and remove all entries related to > > Oracle. > > > > 5. Close the registry editor. > > > > 6. Edit your AUTOEXEC.BAT file and remove the %ORACLE_HOME%\bin and > > JRE paths from the PATH. > > (For example: ...;C:\Orant\Bin;C:\Program Files\Oracle\jre\1.1. > > 7\bin;...) > > Check if any Oracle variables are set in the AUTOEXEC.BAT. If > > there are, > > then remove them. > > > > 7. Remove any icons and references from the Start menu. They are > > listed in the C:\Windows\Start Menu\Programs directory via W. > > indows > > Explorer. These are not always removed by the Oracle installer in > > Step 2. > > > > 8. Remove the %ORACLE_HOME% directory from the machine, either by > > using the Windows Explorer or from the command prompt. > > > > 9. If the Oracle products were installed via the Oracle Universal > > Installer, remove this also from the system. By default, it is > > installed under the Oracle directory in C:\Program Files, > although > > you could have specified an alternative directory when > > you installed the Oracle Universal Installer (OUI). In that case, > > look at the INST_LOC parameter you have noted down in Step 3a. > > > > 10. Remove any Oracle-related .INI files that may exist in the > Windows > > directory. The Windows may be found by entering "echo %WINDIR%" > > from a command prompt. > > > > Typical Oracle .INI files include ORADIM73.INI, ORADIM80.INI, > > ORACLE.INI, ORAODBC.INI > > > > 11. Reboot you computer. > > > > > > C. 16-bit > > --------- > > > > The default Oracle Home for Windows 3.X is orawin. > > > > 1. If the database is running, then shut it down. > > > > 2. Deinstall all Oracle products with the Oracle Installer. > > > > a) Run orainst.exe from your Oracle Home. The Oracle Software > > Asset Manager window is displayed. > > > > b) Select all of the Oracle products that are listed in the > > right window pane. > > > > c) Click the [REMOVE] button. > > > > 3. Delete your ORACLE_HOME directory. > > > > 4. Use your favorite text editor and edit win.ini. > > > > a) Locate the ora_config parameter. > > Remove the file that ora_config points to. > > > > b) Delete all references to Oracle from the win.ini file. > > Reference: > > ---------- > > > > Cleanly Uninstalling Oracle8i RDBMS Software from > > Unix. > > > > > > > > ---------------- cut here-------------- > > > > > > > > JoJo Al-Zawawi wrote: > > > > > >>Hi Joe, > >> > >>Please mail me the "metalstink" thing -- I've never heard of it. I > agree > >>that it sounds like I need to do a brutal erase. > >> > >>Bwaaaaa !!! > >> > >>Thanks in advance! > >>--JoJo > >> > >> > >>-----Original Message----- > >>Sent: Friday, January 11, 2002 7:45 PM > >>To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L > >> > >> > >>sounds like you need to do the brutal erase of all oracle products from > >>a windoze machine. THere is a document on metalstink about how to > >>remove oracle entirely from a windoze machine, if you dont have > >>metalstink access let me know, i'll email it to you direct. > >> > >>joe > >> > >> > >>JoJo Al-Zawawi wrote: > >> > >> > >> > >>>Hi all, > >>> > >>>I just tried to install Oracle 9i personal edition for Win98 on my > Win98 > >>> > >>> > >>PC. > >> > >> > >>>After quite a bit of installation, it got to a part where it was > creating > >>>some database or something, and I got an error: "The program > encountered > >>> > >>> > >>an > >> > >> > >>>invalid page exception. Fault location: 0028:0022 Interrupts in > service: > >>>None" And it advised me to reboot, which I did. > >>> > >>>Now I cannot get the installation program to re-start, no matter what I > >>> > >>> > >>do, > >> > >>>from the CD-ROM, from the computer, from running various programs on > the > >> > >>>CD-ROM, what have you. I can't un-install it because (a) it doesn't > show > >>> > >>> > >>up > >> > >> > >>>on Windows' uninstall list and (b) the Oracle installer won't run. > >>> > >>>It starts to run (a brief flash of the "installer" graphic), then the > >>> > >>> > >>CD-ROM > >> > >> > >>>quits and nothing happens. > >>> > >>>Any ideas? > >>> > >>>Thanks, > >>>JoJo > >>> > >>> > > > > > > > -- > Joe Testa, Oracle DBA > Want to have a good time with a bunch of geeks? 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