Normally Security is considered to be an unknown word in Windows environment. And it is true. Because if you are a Windows user then you know that up till Windows 2000 there is no built in firewall. Quite frankly I am not a system administrator and do not know what is precisely needed to be a secure operating system. But I have lots of experiences relating Oracle on Windows and I have found that most of the time those sayings seem to be true. Except for one day when I tried to install Oracle database 10g release 1 on Windows server 2003.
Before that day I was quite used to install and configure most of the Oracle products on Windows XP. The first mishap which was frustrating me for over 6 or 7 months was not been able to find a right CD of Windows server 2003 (thanks to piracy). When I got one from one of my class fellows (for which I am really thankful to him) because it was not only a right CD but also was a purchased version. I installed it and went straight to Oracle. For my first surprise the installation stopped for reasons I was unable to understand. When I read the documentation service pack 1 was required. So I consulted the same friend of mine again and got it. Installed it and then inserted the Oracle CD again.During the installation of Oracle Windows firewall throws some exceptions. If you block them or unblock them it really does not matter if you are using Windows XP but it does if you are using Windows server 2003. Even simply turning firewall on can cause problems on Oracle side of things? I got this lesson after two or three failed installations and you probably know that uninstalling Oracle is much more difficult then installing. So keep firewall off.
After that Oracle got installed and up and running. I took a long breath and then putted Oracle developer suite CD in and started its installation. It got installed within no time. When I run the form for demo it stuck. When you are using Oracle developer suite 10g the forms will run in browser and first time it will ask for the installation of JInitiator (an Oracle utility to run java applets). But there was no such thing. The browser opened and stuck every time I tried to run the form.I tried my level best to fix the problem but to no avail. I checked the firewall which was off, I tried to start the listener on different ports but to no avail, everything else was just fine enough except the browser gets stuck. Just playing around tired and exhausted I opened the internet options. Turned the browser security level to low and then run the form. It worked. I jumped with joy and wondered that is it the operating system whose name starts with ‘W’.
Before that day I was quite used to install and configure most of the Oracle products on Windows XP. The first mishap which was frustrating me for over 6 or 7 months was not been able to find a right CD of Windows server 2003 (thanks to piracy). When I got one from one of my class fellows (for which I am really thankful to him) because it was not only a right CD but also was a purchased version. I installed it and went straight to Oracle. For my first surprise the installation stopped for reasons I was unable to understand. When I read the documentation service pack 1 was required. So I consulted the same friend of mine again and got it. Installed it and then inserted the Oracle CD again.During the installation of Oracle Windows firewall throws some exceptions. If you block them or unblock them it really does not matter if you are using Windows XP but it does if you are using Windows server 2003. Even simply turning firewall on can cause problems on Oracle side of things? I got this lesson after two or three failed installations and you probably know that uninstalling Oracle is much more difficult then installing. So keep firewall off.
After that Oracle got installed and up and running. I took a long breath and then putted Oracle developer suite CD in and started its installation. It got installed within no time. When I run the form for demo it stuck. When you are using Oracle developer suite 10g the forms will run in browser and first time it will ask for the installation of JInitiator (an Oracle utility to run java applets). But there was no such thing. The browser opened and stuck every time I tried to run the form.I tried my level best to fix the problem but to no avail. I checked the firewall which was off, I tried to start the listener on different ports but to no avail, everything else was just fine enough except the browser gets stuck. Just playing around tired and exhausted I opened the internet options. Turned the browser security level to low and then run the form. It worked. I jumped with joy and wondered that is it the operating system whose name starts with ‘W’.
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