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Oracle 11g on Windo s 7
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I finally got around to installing Oracle 11g on Windows 7 Professional Edition, 64-bit (click here for Oracle 11g Release 2 on Windows 7). The only catch was that the Oracle 11g (11.1.0.7) installer validates only against Windows 5.0, 5.1, 5.2 or 6.0. Windows 7 is actually Windows Code Base 6.1, as seen in this screen shot after successful installation:

With that knowledge, first you should download the software from Oracle s web site. You should unzip the contents into another directory. I used a C \ a edirectory. Inside that you ll find the d a a edirectory, and it should look like this: :S g a b

1. Click on the e picon to launch the installer. You should then see the following screen shot. Enter a pass ord for the S Sand Y S S E users (if you re coming to Oracle from a MySQL background they re like the o user in MySQL). When you ve YTM o entered a matching password in both fields, the Install button becomes active. Click the Install button to proceed.

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2. In this screen, you re prompted for your Email and MetaLink Pass ord. If this is a test database (a throw away instance without any real data), you can uncheck the box for automatic security updates. You should enter a password even for test databases. Click the Ne t button to proceed.

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3. You ll only see this failure if you re installing Oracle 11g (11.1.0.7) on a Windows 7 operating system, which is actually version 6.1 according to their code control numbering. You simply check the Checking operating system requirements and Checking service pack requirements to override the prerequisite checks. Another error that you may encounter is related to networking. It is a warning and occurs when you re operating system uses DHCP to get its IP address. You really should configure the operating system with a static IP address. You can set a static IP address in Windows 7 with these instructions.

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The checked boxes now say User Verified, which means we re all really powerful, aren t we? proceed.

Click the Ne t button to

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4. At this point, you ll get a Windows S stem Alert asking you to unblock the installer s j a . eprogram. You must grant the a e access or forget about installing Oracle 11g. Click the Allow access button to proceed.

5. The dialog tells you what will be installed. Click the Install button to proceed.

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6. This is the installation progress dialog. It s running while the Oracle Installer lays down the operating system files for the database management system. It takes about 8 to 9 minutes, so stretch your legs if you want to take a break. When it s 100% complete, click the Ne t button to continue.

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7. After the installation, you ll see the first of the Config a ion A i an , which is the O acle Ne Config a ion A i an (unfortunately, I didn t capture that screen shot but I provided a temporary substitute until I re-install it). Provided everything happens successfully, it ll move to the next step without your intervention.

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You should receive another Windows Securit Alert (aren t we glad that I already disabled UAC). You need to click the Allow access button to let j v . eproceed with the installation. aae

8. This one is exactly where it belongs. It means you have approximately a 5 to 6 minute break while a sample database instance is cloned for you. The cloning process copies a sample compressed database from the installation staging area to your local operating system.

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It will prompt ou if ou want to open an of the other scheme. You can skip this and do it later, or click Pass ord Management to open those scheme and set passwords for them.

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9. The last Configuration Assistant is the Oracle Configuration Manager Configuration. It s a short process, it configures the cloned sample database against your installation names and passwords. When it completes it enables the Ne t button. Click the Ne t button to complete the installation.

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10. You ve finally reached almost the end of the installation. Click the Exit button on this dialog to proceed to the are you sure dialog box.

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Confirm you meant it, by clicking the Ye button on the final dialog message below.

You ve successfully installed Oracle 11g on Windows 7.

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