Is this on a Pentiium 4 processor? There was a bug with 8i that it would not function properly on P4's unless you put in a 'fix'.....at least the assistant's would crater -----Original Message----- From: oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jared Still Sent: Friday, December 10, 2004 3:23 PM To: Alex Cc: Oracle-L Freelists Subject: Re: Oracle 8i on Windows 2003 On Fri, 10 Dec 2004 11:02:29 -0800 (PST), Alex <stant_98@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Just a thought is 8i supported on Windows 2003?=20 No, but it doesn't really matter. V7 isn't supported either, but it's still around, and 8i will be desupported quite soon. > Do you a have a lab box you can install it on? I'd suggest doing that first.=20 Yes, just got hold of one. I didn't want to waste my time if someone could tell me it flat out didn't work. It appears that the java version with 8i does not work. None of the assistants will work. I don't really care about that, so I will build a database and=20 see what happens. --=20 Jared Still Certifiable Oracle DBA and Part Time Perl Evangelist -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l