No, you CAN install 9.2.0.6 beforehand : see Metalink note 214887.1 mvg/regards Jo Prem <premjhere@xxxxxxx To: "Hallas, John, Tech Dev" <John.Hallas@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> om> cc: zhuchao@xxxxxxxxx, oracle-l <oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Les.Hollis@xxxxxx, Sent by: mark.strickland@xxxxxxxxxxxx, cichomitiko@xxxxxxxxx oracle-l-bounce@fr Subject: Re: Re[1]: How to change to new ORACLE_HOME while upgrading to 9.2.0.6 ? eelists.org 07/18/2005 16:52 Please respond to premjhere On 7/18/05, Hallas, John, Tech Dev <John.Hallas@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Prem, > You need to install the 9.2.0.6 binaries as well. That should be step > 1a) Upgrade 9.2.0.1 binaries to 9.2.06. This can be done beforehand John ... i have to install 9iR2 first . i.e., 9.2.0.1 and then upgrade it to 9.2.0.6 . Is there a direct installation of 9.2.0.6 ??!! (i dont think so) . So only 9201 can be installed beforehand. -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l