Windows 7 Oracle 10g installation Common Errors and Solutions

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Click: Oracle 10 Gb support for Win7

Error:

Checking operating system requirements...
Results: 5.0, 5.1, 5.2, 6.0
Actual result: 6.1
Check complete. The overall result of this check is: Failed <
Problem: Oracle Database 11g is not certified in the current operating system.
Proposal: ensure that the software is installed on the correct platform.

Solution:

1. Search refhost. xml in the installation directory, and add the following content in the appropriate location. Note the matching of brackets.

<! -- Microsoft Windows 7 -->

<OPERATING_SYSTEM>
<Version value = "6.1"/>
</OPERATING_SYSTEM>

2. Search for oraparam. ini in the installation directory, find the following similar content, and modify it

# You can customise error message shown for failure, provide value for CERTIFIED_VERSION_FAILURE_MESSAGE
# Windows = 5.0, 5.1, 5.2, 6.0, 6.1

Then add

# [Windows-6.1-required]
# Minimum display colours for OUI to run
MIN_DISPLAY_COLORS = 256
# Minimum CPU speed required for OUI
# CPU = 300
# [Windows-6.1-optional]

Error B:

Checking Network Configuration Requirements...
Check complete. The overall result of this check is: Failed <
Problem: the installation detects that the system's primary IP address is the IP address allocated by DHCP.
Proposal: Oracle supports installation on a system with IP addresses allocated by DHCP. Before installation, you must configure the Microsoft LoopBack Adapter as the primary network Adapter of the system. For more information about installing software on a system with DHCP configured, see the Installation Guide.

Solution:

1. Press CTRL + R (or "start"-"run" to enter hdwwiz.exe to open the hardware add interface.

2. Select manually add (option 2)

3. Select "network adapter"

4. Select "Microsoft" on the left and "Loopback Adapter" on the right. OK.

5. Open "Change Adapter Settings" in the network connection, and configure an IP address for the newly added fake nic "Microsoft Loopback Adapter", for example, "192.168.0.5/24.