download/install 8i Personal Ed on XP Home
The only available options for downloading the personal edition of Oracle 8i are (1) Windows NT/Windows 2000 and (2) Windows 98
Windows XP is referenced only in conjunction with 9i which I don't want.
Selecting the Windows 98 version, I can successfully download the files, unzip them, and start the install process, but I don't have enough disk space available to finish the installation on my PC running Windows 98.
I also have a PC running Windows XP Home Ed, so I tried downloading both the Windows NT/2000 and Windows 98 files to that PC and couldn't even start the install process. In both cases, I get an Oracle 8i screen with menu choices Install/Deinstall Products, Explore CD, and Browse Documentation, but when I click on Install ..., nothing happens.
Any known problems installing 8i on XP Home?