01-26-2008
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RE: Virtual Memory Control and Settings in Windows Vista
Thank you for you response. i have tried these things already though. The
Compatibility mode solved part of the problem. The second part of the
problem is Vista uses "Paging" Memory and references it as such in the
registry. oracle searches the Registry for the SWAP File location and
doesn't see that entry. The installer quits because it can not detect the
memory needed.
As far as oracle addressing the issue they have to an extent. Oracle 11g
works in Vista and 10g Release 2 also works in Vista. The problem is with
the Developer suite which was not upgraded to work in Vista and at present
there is no plan for any upgrade. The package is used in colleges for
Programmer Degree's but not very often in the business market. those that do
use it made the choice not to upgrade to Vista because of this problem. In
any event, is there a way to add a Registry key to indicate a SWAP file exist
even if windows doesn't use it? I just need it to emulate the Swap file even
if I need to manually key it in to work. I just want to finish my degree
without having to Hack Oracle or Windows since either choice would be time
consuming and considered illegal.
"Dwarf" wrote:
> Hi Jim,
>
> This is something which Oracle need to check as it is an indication that
> this software is not fully Vista compliant. You could try using the
> compatibility mode to see if they will install under XP SP2. To do this,
> select the setup file and right click on it. In the menu that appears, select
> 'Properties'. Next, select the 'Compatibility' tab. Under the section headed
> 'Compatibility mode' check 'Run this program in compatibility mode for:' and
> in the scroll box below select 'Windows XP (Service Pack 2)'. Click 'OK'. Try
> installing the program with these settings. If the program installs then
> good. If not, you will need to try tweaking the other options on the
> 'Compatibility' tab. Try the 'Settings' section first. If you still have no
> luck, then repeat the whole process but select a different 'Compatibility
> mode'. Note that when you have successfully installed, the program will
> probably need to be run using the same compatibility settings. To do this,
> right-click on the program executable in the 'All Programs' section on the
> start menu. Set the compatibility mode as described above. Hopefully, this
> should solve your problem. If it doesn't then you are probably out of luck.
> Not all software that ran on an older version of Windows (even the previous
> incarnation, Windows XP SP2) can be run in compatibility mode. In short, the
> problem is not caused by Vista or HP, rather it is caused by Oracle failing
> to update this product to be Vista compliable.
> Dwarf
>
> "Jim" wrote:
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> > I need to know if there is anyway to specifically set Vista to allow a
> > program to see a certain Size for Virtual memory. oracle Products require
> > Virtual Memory to be verified before they go through installation. The
> > problem here is that Windows Vista Paging files are not seen as Virtual
> > memory for some reason. The system I have is set with 4000 plus mb of Paging
> > file but when the oracle check completes it shows 0 mb available. Going to a
> > newer version of Oracle is not an option as this is a required product for a
> > College Course. Going back to XP is not an option since no one ever wrote XP
> > Drivers for this hardware. I've exhausted all the resources from HP and
> > Oracle and need to try this end of the problem now. Does anyone have an idea?
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