From reading the instructions with 8.1.7.2.1 I had the impression that you had to move to 8.1.7.1.1 first and then 8.1.7.2 ? In any case, I had previously installed the Oracle Universal Installer that came with 8.1.7.0.0, and so I used that to apply the patch, because, like you, I was unable to run the "setup.exe" that came with the patchset. (Windows 2000 server)
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Don Granaman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Tuesday, October 02, 2001 11:29 AM
>
> I have Oracle 8.1.7.0.0 running on a Windows 2000 Pro (sp2).
> I tried to install
> the 8.1.7.2.1 patchset according to the "readme" directions
> (shutdown all
> Oracle* services first, etc.), but when I try to run
> "setup.exe", nothing
> happens. The icon flashes momentarily after being
> double-clicked, but nothing
> ever actually runs. I tried it a number of times. Then I
> tried it with an
> older 8.1.7.1.1 patchset - and the exactly same thing
> happened. These patchsets
> are for "Windows NT", but I assumed they would work for 2000
> as well. (Am I
> wrong in this assumption?) Does anyone have any experience
> with this and/or
> workarounds?
