Srini, can you explain what you mean by 'the server software install includes the client software'. I'm not seeing the same file names between client and database?? I need to install both on the same machine for use with ArcSDE from ESRI because the SDE software uses the client to connect to the database. ArcSDE doesn't work with Database only, but when I install the client in a different folder my SQL*Plus stops working with the above tns protocols adapter error. From what I can tell it has to do with the PATH environmental variable (on Windows Server 2008 R2), when I have one or the other path (client or database) the one or the other program works, but when both are in there only the one that comes first will work.
I've tried installing the client in the same oracle home but then nothing worked. Any thoughts?
Christina