I have a windows 2000 machine. I want to install Oracle9iAS release2 on my
machine without being on a network or the internet. My machines name is
norma and is a stndalone machine and member of a workgroup called WORKGROUP.
When I try to install the above softwarw it keeps saying my Hosts file
should have and address and fully qualified name. In my Hosts file I have
the following
127.0.0.1 norma.WORKGROUP
This does not work
I have tried 127.0.0.1 localhost
That does not work
It will only let me proceed if I go on line
Can anyonr help please

Mel

Hi,

A fully qualified name is something like jupiter.maan ...so a hosts entry
will show this:

192.168.0.1 jupiter.moon jupiter
besite that entry there should be the localhost entry..


I installed 9ias recently at a Win XP home edition...that didnt work good
because of the network problem you also have...so I upgrade to Win XP Prof.
where I was able to give a decent hosts entry...Now I install at Redhat
Linux....that works even better :-)
have fun!
L.Egberts



"mel finney" <mel.finney (AT) btinternet (DOT) com> wrote

L.Egberts wrote:
Part of the reasons for problems with XP Home edition
is that NO Oracle 9i DB is certified for it.