oracle_home for developer6i???

[fati]

HI

I have installed oracle8i personal edition in my personal computer (WIN98), I installed it in the folder : oracle8i/ora81

now, I want to install developer6i, and I found this recommandation in the doc :


"Reports Developer 6i must reside in the default ORACLE_HOME.
Reports Developer 6i and the Oracle8 or Oracle8i server must reside in separate ORACLE_HOMEs, although they can reside on the same physical machine"

my default home is : oracle8i/ora81 ans it's the only oracle_home I have.

how can I install developer in the default oracle_home and IN THE SAME TIME in separate home with Oracle8i ????


need help please!!!


thanks,

[stecal]

Delete Oracle from your computer. This includes deleting the registry key for Oracle under hkey_local_machine\software\oracle. When you de-install using Oracle's installer, it doesn't delete files, so you will have to do that yourself.

Install Developer first, and set the ORACLE_HOME name to DEFAULT_HOME. Developer usually defaults to c:\orant for the location of the home. Install 8i, naming its ORACLE_HOME as Ora8_Home (or whatever), and place it in c:\some_name_other_than_orant.

[fati]

ok!!!then, I have first to install developer, I see!

but, modifying the registry is not recommanded, is there another method for deleting my installation ?

thanks!

[stecal]

Normally, usually, generally, modifying the registry is not recommended. However, this is the one situation Oracle specifically states that you should/must delete registry key for Oracle.