(Courtesy: Tom Bacon)
From Start | All Programs | Class Data Folders | Computer Science\Bacon\CS360\Oracle
In the subfolder Oracle 10g Client Size: 470 MB (493,535,075 bytes), double-click setup.exe (9/7/2005)
It takes a while for the Oracle Universal Installer to start, be patient (2-3 minutes)
Click on Installed Products and verify there are no products installed.
In the same dialog box, click the Environments tab to verify there are no Oracle Homes.
Close
Next
Specify Inventory Directory
D:\Program Files\Oracle\Inventory (or wherever directory you like)
Select Installation Type
Choose Administrator
Next
Specify Home Details
Name: OraClient10g_home1
If it defaults to some other home, say home2, you must remove the existing installation first.
Path: D:\oracle\product\10.2.0\client_1 (or wherever you like)
Next
Product-Specific Prerequisite Checks
If the output says the check: Passed
Next
Summary
Install
This will take about 10 minutes to install.
Oracle Net Configuration Assistant
this should launch automatically ("In Progress")
Stop | OK | next |OK |exit | yes
Start | Programs | Oracle – OraClient10g_home1 | Configuration and Migration Tools | Net Configuration Assistant
Oracle Net Configuration Assistant: Welcome
Select: Naming Methods configuration
Oracle Net Configuration Assistant: Naming methods configuration
Select: Local Naming (Listener configuration is needed only for the server, not the client.)
Next
Oracle Net Configuration Assistant: Local Net Service Name configuration
Add
Service name: orcl
Next
Oracle Net Configuration Assistant: Select Protocols
TCP should be selected
Next
Oracle Net Configuration Assistant: TCP/IP Protocol
Host Name: grafiti2.sou.edu
accept the default: Use the standard port number of 1521
Next
Oracle Net Configuration Assistant: Test
Yes, perform a test.
The test should fail with “the account is locked”. Change the login to your school login name password cs360.
It should fail with “password has expired”.
Next
Oracle Net Configuration Assistant: Net Service Name Configuration
Net Service Name: grafiti2.sou.edu
Next
Oracle Net Configuration Assistant: Another Net Service Name
No, you don't want to configure another
Keep Nexting until Finish appears,
(You don’t need to do Directory Usage configuration)
Finish
The program should exit.