Oracle Objects for OLE Installation Notes

Version 8.1.7.3.15

System Requirements

The minimum system requirements necessary to install and run Oracle Objects for OLE   are:

• Operating System: Windows 95/98, Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000.
• Minimum processor: Pentium 166.
• 64 Mb memory (128 Mb recommended).
• Hard Disk Space :

  ~ 14.9 MB to download OO4O817315.exe, ~ 17 MB to decompress, ~ 8MB to install OO4O.
  ~ 28.9 MB to download OO4O817315full.exe (RSF's included), ~ 30.9 MB to decompress, ~ 8MB to install OO4O only.

• 32-bit application capable of OLE scripting (Visual Basic 4/5/6, Excel 5/7, etc.) or supported C++ compiler (Microsoft Visual C++ 6.x).

Before You Install

Before you install Oracle Objects for OLE, make sure that you perform the following tasks:

• Close all open applications.
• Deinstall any previous version of Oracle Objects for OLE.
• Download the product.
• Decompress the product. Double click on the file itself. This step creates a number of subdirectories.

Installing Oracle Objects for OLE

The following steps describe how to install Oracle Objects for OLE on your hard drive. After you have successfully expanded the downloaded file for Oracle Objects for OLE (as described in the previous section), follow these steps to run setup.exe from the Disk1\install\win32 location.

1. Click the Start button located at the bottom of the Windows screen.
2. Click Run.
   • The Run dialog box appears.
3. Click the Browse button.
   • The Browse dialog box appears.
4. Select and open the directory where you have downloaded Oracle Objects for OLE.
5. Double-click to open the Disk 1 folder, the Install folder, and the win32 folder.
6. Double-click setup.exe
   • The Run dialog box appears.
7. Click the Run button to start the setup.
8. Click the Next Button at the bottom of the screen to start the Oracle Universal Installer and begin installation. Please follow the on-screen directions.
9. Click Exit to exit the Installer.
   • A confirmation dialog appears verifying you want to exit the installer.
10. Click Yes. Upon exiting the Installer, any necessary post-installation instructions are displayed.
11. Post-Installation Tasks After installation you may remove the subdirectories of the directory to which you downloaded Oracle Objects for OLE and may also delete the downloaded file if you are certain you will not be installing the product again.
12. Oracle Objects for OLE Directory Structure When you install Oracle Objects for OLE, a top-level directory, called Oracle home, is created on your hard disk. By default, the Oracle home directory for is \Oracle\Ora81
13. Review the README.HTM file located in the ORACLE_HOME\OO4O subdirectory.
14. The install process copies Oracle Objects for OLE components into the subdirectories of the Oracle home directory. The following is a list of all the subdirectories that are installed.

Note: Additional directories will be created for the installation of RSF 8.1.7.