Oracle 10g Express Edition Beta 3 Install Problems

Question

I made three install attempts for this software, and I'll detail them below.
This was a fresh install on a computer that previously had no other version running
ATTEMPT 1
The installation procedure ran, but even though the OracleServiceXE service started, the server wouldn't work and I couldn't connect to it.
c:\oraclexe\app\oracle\product\10.2.0\server\config\log\postDBCreation.log contained the following...
SQL> connect "SYS"/"&&sysPassword" as SYSDBA
ERROR:
ORA-01017: invalid username/password; logon denied
SQL> set echo on
SQL> //create or replace directory DB_BACKUPS as 'D:\utils\oraclexe\app\oracle\flash_recovery_area';
SP2-0640: Not connected
SQL> begin
2 dbms_xdb.sethttpport('8080');
3 dbms_xdb.setftpport('0');
4 end;
5 /
SP2-0640: Not connected
SQL> create spfile='D:\utils\oraclexe\app\oracle\product\10.2.0\server\dbs/spfileXE.ora' FROM pfile='D:\utils\oraclexe\app\oracle\product\10.2.0\server\config\scripts\init.ora';
SP2-0640: Not connected
SQL> shutdown immediate;
ORA-01012: not logged on
SQL> connect "SYS"/"&&sysPassword" as SYSDBA
ERROR:
ORA-01017: invalid username/password; logon denied
I proceeded to uninstall and then reinstall in attempt 2.
ATTEMPT 2
This time, the installation procedure ran but didn't finish. It got up to the point where it said "Creating and starting services for Oracle Database 10g Express Edition..." and it sat there for a long time doing nothing, but there was a process "IDriver.exe" using a large percentage of the CPU all that while.
I ended up having to kill the installation process with the task manager to stop it, and then since the installation wasn't successful had to manually delete everything in c:\oraclexe
ATTEMPT 3
This time the installation went a lot better and after the install, everything in c:\oraclexe\app\oracle\product\10.2.0\server\config\log\postDBCreation.log looks normal.
I am able to connect to the database with sqlplus now, but the OracleXETNSListener process won't start.
When starting, it says this, but the OracleXETNSListener doesn't stay running:
C:\oraclexe\app\oracle\product\10.2.0\server\BIN>net start OracleXETNSListener
The OracleXETNSListener service was started successfully.
C:\oraclexe\app\oracle\product\10.2.0\server\BIN>net start OracleServiceXE
The OracleServiceXE service is starting.
The OracleServiceXE service was started successfully.
If I start the service in the windows services application it says "The OracleXETNSListener service on Local Computer started and then stopped..."
However, if I explicitly run c:\oraclexe\app\oracle\product\10.2.0\server\bin\tnslsnr.exe from the commandline, it works.
Why won't it start as a service?

Answer 1

Hello
I have the same problem.
My config :
- XP SP 2
Other installed products :
- last version Oracle JDevelopper
- Oracle Client 9.2.0 (the service does not run)
By the way,
JDev needs ORACLE_HOME set (c:\oracle for me).
Should Oracle XE be installed in %ORACLE_HOME% too or in an new empty folder (like c:\oraclexe) as it is recommended by the installer
I checked if I already use the port 1521 using netstat /ab but it seems this port is not used.
On a second PC, it works well.
How can I access the DB on my secondary PC from jdev on my priomary PC?
--> how can I only install OracleXE client on my primary PC?
Rgds
Guillaume