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I'm trying to install oracle 11g R2 on my MS windows vista laptop. Whenever I run setup.exe and go through the installation process, and start copying files over to the new database directory, the installer gets to around either 32% or 42% and then runs into this error: "invalid literal/length code". This has happened to me repeatedly, pretty much every time I try to create a new database, and I have no idea what the problem is. I've searched through the forums and it doesn't look like anybody else has every had this problem.

Here's the stack trace from the .err file from inventory/logs

---# Begin Stacktrace #---------------------------
ID: oracle.install.commons.util.exception.DefaultErrorAdvisor:5701
oracle.install.commons.base.driver.common.SetupDriverException: invalid literal/length code
at oracle.install.driver.oui.OUISetupDriver.setup(OUISetupDriver.java:470)
at oracle.install.driver.oui.SetupJob.call(SetupJob.java:166)
at oracle.install.driver.oui.SetupJob.call(SetupJob.java:47)
at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask$Sync.innerRun(FutureTask.java:269)
at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.run(FutureTask.java:123)
at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.runTask(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:650)
at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:675)
at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:595)
Caused by: oracle.sysman.oii.oiic.OiicInstallAPIException: invalid literal/length code
at oracle.sysman.oii.oiic.OiicAPIInstaller.doOperation(OiicAPIInstaller.java:1016)
at oracle.sysman.oii.oiic.OiicAPIInstaller.doOperation(OiicAPIInstaller.java:936)
at oracle.install.driver.oui.OUISetupDriver.setup(OUISetupDriver.java:459)
... 7 more

---# End Stacktrace #-----------------------------

and here's the end of the log file where the error occurs.

INFO: Extracting files to 'C:\app\Sean\product\11.2.0\dbhome_1'.
INFO: Extracting files to 'C:\app\Sean\product\11.2.0\dbhome_1'.
INFO: Performing fastcopy operations based on the information in the file 'oracle.server_SE_1.xml'.
INFO: Performing fastcopy operations based on the information in the file 'racfiles.jar'.
INFO: Performing fastcopy operations based on the information in the file 'oracle.server_SE_dirs.lst'.
INFO: Performing fastcopy operations based on the information in the file 'oracle.server_SE_filemap.jar'.
INFO: Performing fastcopy operations based on the information in the file 'oracle.server_SE_exp_1.xml'.
INFO: Performing fastcopy operations based on the information in the file 'setperms1.sh'.
INFO: Number of threads for fast copy :1
INFO: invalid literal/length code
SEVERE: oracle.sysman.oii.oiif.oiifb.OiifbEndIterateException: invalid literal/length code
at oracle.sysman.oii.oiic.OiicInstallAPISession.doOperation(OiicInstallAPISession.java:453)
at oracle.sysman.oii.oiic.OiicAPIInstaller.doOperation(OiicAPIInstaller.java:973)
at oracle.sysman.oii.oiic.OiicAPIInstaller.doOperation(OiicAPIInstaller.java:936)
at oracle.install.driver.oui.OUISetupDriver.setup(OUISetupDriver.java:459)
at oracle.install.driver.oui.SetupJob.call(SetupJob.java:166)
at oracle.install.driver.oui.SetupJob.call(SetupJob.java:47)
at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask$Sync.innerRun(FutureTask.java:269)
at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.run(FutureTask.java:123)
at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.runTask(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:650)
at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:675)
at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:595)

INFO: HomeSetup JRE files in Scratch :0
INFO: Setting variable 'ROOTSH_LOCATION' to 'C:\app\Sean\product\11.2.0\dbhome_1\root.sh'. Received the value from a code block.
INFO: InstallProgressMonitor: Starting phase 2
INFO: Installation in progress
INFO: Installation in progress
INFO: Extracting files to 'C:\app\Sean\product\11.2.0\dbhome_1'.
INFO: Extracting files to 'C:\app\Sean\product\11.2.0\dbhome_1'.
INFO: Performing fastcopy operations based on the information in the file 'oracle.server_SE_1.xml'.
INFO: Performing fastcopy operations based on the information in the file 'racfiles.jar'.
INFO: Performing fastcopy operations based on the information in the file 'oracle.server_SE_dirs.lst'.
INFO: Performing fastcopy operations based on the information in the file 'oracle.server_SE_filemap.jar'.
INFO: Performing fastcopy operations based on the information in the file 'oracle.server_SE_exp_1.xml'.
INFO: Performing fastcopy operations based on the information in the file 'setperms1.sh'.
INFO: Number of threads for fast copy :1
INFO: invalid literal/length code
SEVERE: oracle.sysman.oii.oiif.oiifb.OiifbEndIterateException: invalid literal/length code
at oracle.sysman.oii.oiic.OiicInstallAPISession.doOperation(OiicInstallAPISession.java:453)
at oracle.sysman.oii.oiic.OiicAPIInstaller.doOperation(OiicAPIInstaller.java:973)
at oracle.sysman.oii.oiic.OiicAPIInstaller.doOperation(OiicAPIInstaller.java:936)
at oracle.install.driver.oui.OUISetupDriver.setup(OUISetupDriver.java:459)
at oracle.install.driver.oui.SetupJob.call(SetupJob.java:166)
at oracle.install.driver.oui.SetupJob.call(SetupJob.java:47)
at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask$Sync.innerRun(FutureTask.java:269)
at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.run(FutureTask.java:123)
at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.runTask(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:650)
at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:675)
at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:595)

INFO: Update the state machine to STATE_READY
INFO: isSuccessfullInstallation: false
INFO: isSuccessfullRemoteInstallation: true
INFO: Adding ExitStatus FAILURE to the exit status set
INFO: Shutting down OUISetupDriver.JobExecutorThread
SEVERE: [FATAL] invalid literal/length code
CAUSE: No additional information available.
ACTION: Refer to the logs or contact Oracle Support Services
SUMMARY:
- invalid literal/length code.
Refer associated stacktrace #oracle.install.commons.util.exception.DefaultErrorAdvisor:5701
INFO: Advice is ABORT
SEVERE: Unconditional Exit
INFO: Adding ExitStatus FAILURE to the exit status set
INFO: Finding the most appropriate exit status for the current application
INFO: Exit Status is -1
INFO: Shutdown Oracle Database 11g Release 2 Installer
INFO: Unloading Setup Driver

Thanks to anybody who can help. I'd really appreciate it if anyone can provide any input.