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Oracle Database 10g for Windows Vista…

I’ve been on holiday for a few days, so this latest release passed me by.

Oracle Database 10g Downloads

Cheers

Tim…

PS. Please don’t ask me for help installing Oracle on Vista. I’ve never done it and I don’t plan on trying. Instead I would advise you use VMware Server or Virtual Box to run Oracle on Oracle Enterprise Linux. A much neater solution in my opinion.

Comments 55

  1. le van hoa wrote:

    I want download oracle for windows vista

    Posted 10 May 2007 at 1:51 am
  2. Tim... wrote:

    Then follow the link and download it!

    Posted 10 May 2007 at 8:24 am
  3. Desperata wrote:

    hi,i wannna know which is the latest Oracle version…..help!!

    Posted 29 May 2007 at 1:36 pm
  4. Tim... wrote:

    Oracle have many products for many different platforms. Latest version of Oracle what?

    If you mean the database, then the latests base releases are here:

    http://www.oracle.com/technology/software/products/database/oracle10g/index.html

    The available patchsets will depend on your platform and base release.

    Cheers

    Tim…

    Posted 29 May 2007 at 1:48 pm
  5. ashish kadam wrote:

    Tried downloading of Oracle 10g for vista, got error message
    like High Security alert!, can anybody pl. help me w.r.t Oracle 10g

    Posted 11 Jun 2007 at 6:05 am
  6. Tim... wrote:

    Hi.

    I think you need to Contact OTN if you are having trouble with a download.

    Cheers

    Tim…

    Posted 11 Jun 2007 at 7:36 am
  7. le van hoa wrote:

    I want link download oracle 10g for window vista

    Posted 14 Jun 2007 at 10:37 am
  8. Tim... wrote:

    You’ve got to be kidding me. You asked the same question over a month ago!

    The link is present in the article!

    Cheers

    Tim…

    Posted 14 Jun 2007 at 12:02 pm
  9. Kerina wrote:

    I am trying to do some research on 10g for Vista, are you able to tell me the actual release date of this product?

    Thanks
    Kerina

    Posted 27 Jul 2007 at 12:17 am
  10. Tim... wrote:

    Hi.

    You can download it from OTN now:

    http://www.oracle.com/technology/software/products/database/oracle10g/index.html

    Cheers

    Tim…

    Posted 27 Jul 2007 at 8:21 am
  11. Tunde wrote:

    I downloded the Oracle 10g vista version database and have been finding it difficult to extract from the zipped file let alone install,it returns error messages like unexecutable jar file.Is it possible that the Home basic or premium isn’t compatible.Pls reply asap thanks.

    Posted 19 Oct 2007 at 8:28 pm
  12. Tim... wrote:

    Hi.

    I’ve never used it so I don’t know. I guess my first suggestion would be to redownload it and try again. Also, don’t use the default unzip mechanism in Vista. It’s slow and unreliable. Download WinZip and use that instead.

    Cheers

    Tim…

    Posted 20 Oct 2007 at 9:53 am
  13. karn wrote:

    How can I install oracle 10 g on windows vista home primium?

    Posted 19 Aug 2008 at 5:50 am
  14. trushanti sunil pare wrote:

    i mtrying to install oracle 10g version on my laptop..but it gives me errorthat first remove the previous version and the download next..
    but i had already removed the first version.now what can i do???

    Posted 18 Sep 2008 at 1:41 pm
  15. donny wrote:

    can I install oracle 10g version on windows vista home premium?

    Posted 18 Sep 2008 at 7:45 pm
  16. Tim... wrote:

    Hi.

    I would expect it to be supported on all versions of Vista, but I’ve never tried the installation, so I don’t know if it works.

    Just make sure you download the Vista-specific version.

    Cheers

    Tim…

    Posted 19 Sep 2008 at 9:47 am
  17. Sherwin wrote:

    I am a teacher. Can you please give me a help on how to access the Oracle 10g from the Server using Vista?

    Posted 01 Nov 2008 at 10:37 am
  18. Tim... wrote:

    Hi.

    You need to install an Oracle client on the Vista machine so you can access the server.

    Cheers

    Tim…

    Posted 01 Nov 2008 at 8:35 pm
  19. Adarsh Kumar wrote:

    You can goto otn.oracle.com and in the download section download the client version of oracle .

    Thanks

    Posted 05 Nov 2008 at 9:42 pm
  20. helder wrote:

    hi.
    I´ve read all the blog,but i have a particular question. In my school we have a oracle server and we have access to it with the tool SQL Developer. I want to do something equal at home. Building a server of oracle, and aceding to it with SQL Developer. Can you gave to me the link of the software wich is the right one to install in my desktop to make it a Oacle server. I dont know if it is a server or a client. I am confused. I am Portuguese, and i dont find many ansers to my problem in my language. So if you can help me i would be very thankfull. The OS is windows XP. But i would also want to install in ubuntu, that that is another question or story.Thanks

    Posted 23 Nov 2008 at 1:58 pm
  21. Tim... wrote:

    Hi.

    You can get the Database software for Windows here:

    http://www.oracle.com/technology/software/products/database/index.html

    You need the database software, not the client.

    If you are installing Oracle 11g it comes with SQL Developer. If you are installing Oracle 10g, you will have to download and install SQL Developer here:

    http://www.oracle.com/technology/software/products/sql/index.html

    The windows installations are pretty straight forward. If you have an specific questions please ask them on my forum:

    http://www.oracle-base.com/forums

    Cheers

    Tim…

    Posted 23 Nov 2008 at 2:21 pm
  22. vinay wrote:

    how do i install oracle10 g in vista i have the software

    Posted 01 Jan 2009 at 11:48 am
  23. Divyesh wrote:

    From where do i get OO4O for oracle 10g for windows vista??

    Posted 16 Jan 2009 at 7:07 am
  24. Tim... wrote:

    Hi.

    This should be part of the Oracle client installation. Pick a custom installation and you should see it on the list.

    Cheers

    Tim…

    Posted 16 Jan 2009 at 12:00 pm
  25. Donald Kalley wrote:

    Trying to download Oracle Database 10g Release 2 (10.2.0.3) for vista but keeps giving me network error message related to dhcp adapter to be primary which i have already done.I am really frustrated with vista.I have the premium home edition.What is the solution?

    Posted 07 Mar 2009 at 11:04 pm
  26. Tim... wrote:

    Hi.

    I don;t know what it can be. I’ve never had problems downloading Oracle software, regardless of OS.

    Cheers

    Tim…

    Posted 09 Mar 2009 at 10:33 am
  27. anwar wrote:

    plz , i’ve installed oracle 10g relaese 2 , on my laptop vista, but alot of errors .
    so what can i do to installed successfuly

    i’m waiting replay as soon as possiple .

    thanx

    Posted 24 Mar 2009 at 12:27 pm
  28. Tim... wrote:

    I’ve never installed Oracle on Vista. All I know is you need the Vista specific download. The normal Windows version of Oracle is not suitable.

    Cheers

    Tim…

    Posted 24 Mar 2009 at 1:18 pm
  29. TeeBabe wrote:

    I’ve tried downloading and installing d software on Vista Home premium version and yet it’s not working, can someone tell me what to do?

    Posted 05 Apr 2009 at 12:52 pm
  30. Michael Pittman wrote:

    Has anyone ever actually had success installing Oracle 10.2.0 on Vista Home Premium? I see several people asking questions related to that and it seems that Tim consistently only responds that the Vista specific version must be downloaded. I’ve downloaded that and it will still not properly install.

    Mike

    Posted 22 Apr 2009 at 3:46 pm
  31. Tim... wrote:

    Hi.

    The reason I always give the same answer is explained 2 posts above yours if you had read it. It quite clearly states:

    “I’ve never installed Oracle on Vista.”

    Instead I use VMware Server on Vista and install Oracle on an Oracle Enterprise Linux 5.x virtual machine.

    I don’t ever plan on installing Oracle on Vista because it is unlikely I will ever be asked to work with Oracle on Vista in a production environment.

    Cheers

    Tim…

    Posted 22 Apr 2009 at 4:00 pm
  32. Leah wrote:

    Tim, the post from Michal was addressed to “anyone” … meaning other people reading this blog. I’ve heard that you cannot by a new computer with anything except vista, so there are going to be a lot of people with no other opeating system to use. At work they have forced word 2007 on us and are threating us with Vista, which is why I took a look at this blog. I guess the problem is that people who have installed Vista successfully aren’t reading this … if they exist. VM ware looks like the best solution.

    Posted 02 May 2009 at 2:37 pm
  33. satish kumar wrote:

    hai this is satish i wanted to install oracle 10g in my pc whis was running with windows vista home basic any one can help me

    Posted 03 Jun 2009 at 8:20 am
  34. Nawaz wrote:

    Hi, i hve windows vista home premium and m in a dire need to install oracle in my laptop but m abit skeptical which version will b compatible n run smoothly without any problems. Tim keeps on telling the same ive nvr tried to install n al but i want help pls help me tim

    Posted 25 Jul 2009 at 1:32 pm
  35. Tim... wrote:

    How can I help you do something I have not, and will not, do?

    Either install the Vista version available from OTN or install VMware Server and install Oracle on a decent OS.

    Cheers

    Tim…

    Posted 25 Jul 2009 at 2:18 pm
  36. axolile sonqishe wrote:

    oracle software for vista

    Posted 01 Sep 2009 at 8:42 am
  37. batchu wrote:

    hi tim, please inform me whether vistsa home premium is suitable for installation of oracle 10g to use in production environment.

    Posted 21 Nov 2009 at 6:43 am
  38. batchu wrote:

    can i run oracle 10g on my windows vista home premium without any problems and to use in production environment

    Posted 21 Nov 2009 at 6:46 am
  39. Tim... wrote:

    Hi.

    Windows Vista is not a server operating system, so I would not advise running any production system on it. One look at the previous comments will tell you that there are issues with this, since most people can;t get it to actually run successfully on Vista.

    Cheers

    Tim…

    Posted 21 Nov 2009 at 12:00 pm
  40. haris wrote:

    whether the oracle 10g is compatible with window vista basic home

    Posted 11 Dec 2009 at 4:41 am
  41. Tim... wrote:

    See all previous comments.

    Cheers

    Tim…

    Posted 11 Dec 2009 at 7:29 am
  42. Sourav wrote:

    I have Windows 7 Home Basic 64 bit , which version of ORACLE does support it ?

    Posted 31 Dec 2009 at 11:07 am
  43. Tim... wrote:

    Hi.

    I’m not sure any version will work. You can try the Vista version, but who knows what will happen.

    Cheers

    Tim…

    Posted 31 Dec 2009 at 12:14 pm
  44. Sourav wrote:

    So, you mean that I can not install ORACLE in WINDOWS 7 Home Basic…..

    Posted 31 Dec 2009 at 12:39 pm
  45. Sourav wrote:

    I want to install Oracle 9i, can I?

    Posted 31 Dec 2009 at 12:41 pm
  46. Sourav wrote:

    ORACLE 11g Release 1 will support it?

    Posted 31 Dec 2009 at 12:41 pm
  47. Tim... wrote:

    Hi.

    There is no 11gR2 version. All previous versions were released before Windows 7. As a result there is no guarantee any will work.

    There is a 10g version for Vista. You might want to try that, and maybe the 11gR1 version for Windows.

    Remember, Vista and Windows 7 are for client PCs. Oracle is a server product. Support for client installations is always going to be dubious.

    My suggestions is run a virtualization product like VMware Server and install Oracle Enterprise Linux on it. You can then use Oracle properly.

    Cheers

    Tim…

    Posted 31 Dec 2009 at 1:16 pm
  48. Kishor Meher wrote:

    Hi Sir,
    Can I be able to install 10gR2 and 11gR2 on one machine. I have Installaed 10gR2 in ‘C’ drive(Vista 32 bit machine) and planning to install 11gR2 onother drive which is having 20GB free. Can I be able to do it with out both version of oracle clashing wiht each other.

    Regards,
    Kishor

    Posted 03 May 2010 at 7:27 am
  49. Tim... wrote:

    Hi.

    If they are just basic file system installations, then you should have no problems. If you are planning to use ASM then it’s a bit trickier as 11gR2 can not run on the same machine as 10gR2 ASM. You would have to upgrade 10gR2 ASM to 11gR2 and use that for both instances.

    From your description, it sounds like this is just a test system for yourself. If this is the case I would suggest using something like VirtualBox or VMware Server (both are free) and run the Oracle installation in a virtual machine. That way you will have no problems with clashing versions.

    Cheers

    Tim…

    Posted 03 May 2010 at 8:21 am
  50. puneet wrote:

    hi

    how can i install oracle 10g forms in window vista premium and can vista support them
    plz tell me as soon as possible

    thx.

    Posted 19 Aug 2010 at 7:38 am
  51. Tim... wrote:

    Hi.

    I’m not a forms guy and I’ve never tried to do the install, but the OTN download page just says Windows, so I would assume it workd on Vista also.

    Perhaps you would get better luck asking the question on the OTN Forms forum…

    Cheers

    Tim…

    Posted 19 Aug 2010 at 9:37 am
  52. Mario wrote:

    Hi Tim,

    I was reading this thread, since I am researching the best way to install an Oracle database on my laptop that has Windows Vista Home Premium as its operating system. I have done some research on the matter, and, consistent with your advice, I have decided to use VMware to run an instance of Linux and install the Oracle database on Linux.

    Although I am an IT professional, I am a complete novice when it comes to operating systems, and thus I am looking forward to filling a bit of this enormous gap in my knowledge in the process of doing this Oracle database installation. However, I would just like to ask you a couple of questions to make things a bit clearer in my mind. (1) When you say that “Windows Vista is not a server operating system”, what do you mean? (just a basic explanation, no need to go into detail). (2) Your suggestion was to use “VMware Server on Vista and install Oracle on an Oracle Enterprise Linux 5.x virtual machine”. From this, I am gathering that Oracle Enterprise Linux 5.x is a “server” version of Linux. Prior to reading this thread, I was going to partition my drive, install Linux on the other drive and use VMWare to run Linux on this other drive as a virtual machine, then install the Oracle database there. The difference between this and the way you did it is the fact that you used a “server” version of Linux, whereas I was initially planning to use a “normal” version of Linux. Please excuse my embarrassing lack of knowledge in this area, but my question is: What is the reasoning behind using a “server” version of Linux to run an Oracle database? Is it a necessity, a nice-to-have, or not important? Eventually, if I am successful with the Oracle database installation, I would like to install PeopleSoft and connect it to the Oracle database, which involves using middleware like Tuxedo, and Weblogic, etc. Even if you haven’t done something like this before, could you please give me your gut feeling about whether I should use a “server” version of Linux or just a “normal” version of Linux. My only fear in regard to installing a “server” version of Linux is my novice level of understanding, and that I may quickly get out of my depth if trying to deal with a “server” operating system.

    Sorry about the length of this post.

    Cheers,
    Mario

    Posted 22 Aug 2010 at 5:04 am
  53. Tim... wrote:

    Hi.

    1) Windows Vista is designed as a client operating system for use on PCs not servers. Microsoft have a server OS which is more sensible for server installations like databases, assuming you want to stay with Windows. Although you can install the database on Vista, Oracle would expect production installations on Windows Server, not Vista.

    2) With the latest release of VirtualBox, I’ve actually ditched VMware Server in favour of VirtualBox, but it is a virtualization product, so it amounts to the same thing. For Oracle installations I always run Oracle Enterprise Linux (OEL) because it is an enterprise class OS and it is the *only* *free* OS that Oracle *support*. Oracle will install on other flavors of Linux, like Ubuntu, but it is not supported so you would never do such a thing in production environments. My play with an OS that has no business relevance?

    I’ve not played with peoplesoft, but I have installed eBusiness Suite on VMs and it works fine, so I would expect the same here.

    Remember, the VM will need enough memory to cope with the OS and software installation, while leaving enough free memory for the host OS. Don’t expect peoplesoft installation to work on a 1G VM on a 2G laptop. :)

    Cheers

    Tim…

    Posted 22 Aug 2010 at 10:00 am
  54. Mario wrote:

    Hi Tim,

    Thanks very much for your detailed reply. It is much appreciated!

    Hmmmm…..your last comment re-awakened my biggest fears…..lack of sufficient RAM to do all this. My laptop is in fact a 2Gig laptop, and yes, you read my mind correctly, I was thinking of dedicating 1Gig to the virtual machine. My gut feeling is that this may be OK for just running an Oracle database, but not enough to run PeopleSoft as well as an Oracle database and all the other associated stuff (Weblogic, etc.). Looks like a might have to go to Plan B, which was to invest in some more serious hardware, like a desktop with “server-size” specs and then do this whole thing properly.

    However, before making this investment in new hardware, it would be nice to get something happening on my laptop in the meantime. Forgetting the PeopleSoft thing for now, do you think it is feasible, from a RAM perspective, to go ahead and install the Oracle database on Oracle Enterprise Linux on a 1Gig virtual machine on my 2Gig laptop? All I want to do initially is create and populate a few database tables and then mess around with some SQL performance/tuning tools. Do you think this is feasible on my laptop?

    Also, could you please tell me if you would recommend VirtualBox above VMware Server. I know you said that either is OK, but I was just wondering why you ditched VMware Server in favour of VirtualBox. Was it a “user friendly” issue or something else?

    Cheers,
    Mario

    Posted 23 Aug 2010 at 3:25 am
  55. Tim... wrote:

    Hi.

    A 1G VM on a 2G laptop should be fine for the database. I still use the DB on a 1G VM for demos at conferences.

    As for the Vmware Server vs VirtualBox thing, both are fine. My biggest problem with VMware Server is the lack of updates and bug fixes. It’s a free product, so it is very far down the list of priorities for VMware. In contrast, VirtualBox is open source and is updated regularly and bug fixes come out quickly.

    I would have switched to VirtualBox a long time ago, but it lacked shared disks between VMs, so VMware Server had a slight edge. The latest version of VirtualBox corrected that, so I’ve now ditched VMware Server completely.

    There are many virtualization options and they all do basically the same thing, but if possible I always go with the Oracle solution and VirtualBox fits the bill nicely.

    Cheers

    Tim…

    Posted 23 Aug 2010 at 10:57 am

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