Windows: Setting Up Oracle XEr2 Windows 8.1

Step by step Guide to install Oracle XE on Windows 8.

I Will be assuming you have the installer and have Extracted it.

Note this is a fairly Standard Install,

Step 1:

Run the install, it will extract, decompress the install Files and then prepare for the install

Step 2:

Welcome Page, Click Next

Step 3:

Accept License Agreement

Browse where you want to install Oracle XE.

If you want you can change the install Path.

Step 4:

Enter SYSDBA password

I usually Make this “sys” as I don’t use the Database for anything other than Dev.

Click Next

Step 5:

Summary and Click Install.

The Biggest things to take note of are the ports:

Port for 'Oracle Database Listener': 1521

Port for 'Oracle Services for Microsoft Transaction Server': 2030

Port for 'Oracle HTTP Listener': 8080

The two Most Important are Port 1521 and 8080.

Step 6:

Installing Process:

Note there may be errors if they are:

Or

You can ignore them. They will not affect any part of the database.        

Well Done, the database will be configuring itself. (This may take a while)

Enjoy your new install of Oracle XE

#bearMan

How To: Install Multiple JDevelopers on One Machine

Having multiple JDevelopers

How To Make the Most of your computer

As a Developer we are often required to work with multiple JDeveloper versions at any one time.

Installing them may be tricky if you are doing it for the first time.

You can do this by creating a new MiddleWare home

I will be demonstrating some of the things I do when I am installing a new JDev Version.

I will be working with JDeveloper 11g (11.1.2.4.0)

Step 1:

Step 2:

As you can see I have two other versions, 11.1.1.6 and 11.1.1.7

I create a new Middleware home 11124 (11.1.2.4)

That is the trickiest step in the process.

Step 3:

Using the typical Install.

Step 4:

If the Installer did not find a Java Version, If you have Java, you will need to find the Home:

Mine was :

C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.7.0_45

Otherwise you can get it from here:

                http://java.com/en/download/index.jsp

Step 5:

Notice the Path:

Middleware11124

Step 6:

Step 7: 

The Install and completion.

Congratulations you are done!

#bearMan