On my 9.2.0.5 database running on a HP11.11 the JRE shows the following: JRE -> /orcl/u01/app/oracle/jre/1.1.8 This location should have nothing to do with your ORACLE_HOME, this is where you told the Oracle installer to put your jre when you were installing. Hope this helps. -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l