Errors encountered while installing EBS 11.5.10.35 on Windows XP Pro

Question

I have been trying to install 11i on my desktop running Windows XP Pro SP2 follwoing another thread by naveed27c. I can pass all the pre-installation check but the same error messages always come up when I reach step 2 of 5. The short version of the error message is like this:
ERROR:
ORA-01031: insufficient privileges
ORA-01031: insufficient privileges
ERROR:
ORA-01031: insufficient privileges
ORA-01031: insufficient privileges
SP2-0640: Not connected
SP2-0640: Not connected
SP2-0640: Not connected
SP2-0640: Not connected
ORA-01012: not logged on
ERROR:
ORA-01031: insufficient privileges
ORA-01031: insufficient privileges
SP2-0640: Not connected
SP2-0641: "EXECUTE" requires connection to server
ORA-01031: insufficient privileges
ERROR:
ORA-01031: insufficient privileges
ORA-01031: insufficient privileges
SP2-0640: Not connected
SP2-0640: Not connected
SP2-0640: Not connected
SP2-0640: Not connected
There are more in the log but it is too long and I hate to copy all of them here.
I don't know what causes the problem. Within the preparation process there are a few steps where I am not sure that I have done correctly. I guess one or all of them could cause troubles.
1. In his thread, naveed27c mentioned the need to "opt for Register Environment Variables while installing VC++", but I don't see such an option while installing the package.
2. When setting path to include c:\cygwin\bin, I can add it and see it using echo %path%. But once I close the command window and reopen it, echo %path% does not return c:\cygwin\bin anymore. Also, I can't find c:\v98\bin, but c:\v98\vc\bin. Shall I add c:\v98\vc\bin to be included in PATH?
3. My hosts file is like this:
127.0.0.1 localhost ben.oraclef.com
192.168.1.11     ben.oraclef.com
I added "oraclef.com" as the Primary DNS Suffix at both places (Computer Name and Network Connections. I can ping both "ben.oracle.com" and "ben".
Are the above settings correct?
4. When installing 11i, I entered the following in Express Configuration Information screen:
MKS directory=c:\cygwin\bin
MSDEV directory="c:\v98" (Here, shall I put "c:\v98\vc\bin"?)
Domain=oraclef.com
I am the only user and administrator. Do I need to create extra users?
I do apologize for this lengthy message. But I am so desperate to install this software. I would GREATLY appreciate your help.

Answer 1

Hi hsawwan,
I have added c:\cygwin\bin to the path following your instruction and can see it in a command window.
Tried to install 11i again just now but failed again. It is a clean system, I reitaled the OS. Got Microsoft Visual C++ 6 from Microsoft Visual Studio 6.0. While installing I chose to install VC++ only to c:\v98. Also installed Service Pack 6. After that I can see c:\v98\bin in the path.
Downloaded CYGWIN and installed the selected components to c:\cygwin. HOWEVER, I can not find the specified "diffutils".
In the 11i Express Configuration I filled the following:
MKS directory=c:\cygwin\bin
MSDEV directory=c:\v98
Domain=oraclef.com
I added "oraclef.com" as the DNS suffix. My hosts file looks like this:
127.0.0.1 localhost ben.oraclef.com
192.168.1.11 ben.oraclef.com
I can ping both ben and ben.oraclef.com
Here are the error messages I got:
[b]There was an error while running the command - c:\oracle\visdb\9.2.0\temp\VIS_ben\adrun9i.cmd APPS APPS
There is no such global user or group: BEN\XXXX.
There is no such global user or group: XX.
More help is available by typing NET HELPMSG 3783.
c:\oracle\visdb\9.2.0\temp\VIS_ben\adrun9i.cmd APPS APPS has succeeded
Step 1 of 5
Command: c:\oracle\visdb\9.2.0\temp\VIS_ben\adrundb.cmd
Processing Step 2 of 5
Executing: c:\oracle\visdb\9.2.0\temp\VIS_ben\adrundb.cmd APPS APPS
Where XXXX is my first name and XX stands for my last name. I am the only user and also the administrator of my desktop.
In addition, I got the following error:
ERROR:
ORA-01031: insufficient privileges
ORA-01031: insufficient privileges
ERROR:
ORA-01031: insufficient privileges
ORA-01031: insufficient privileges
SP2-0640: Not connected
SP2-0640: Not connected
SP2-0640: Not connected
SP2-0640: Not connected
ORA-01012: not logged on
ERROR:
ORA-01031: insufficient privileges
ORA-01031: insufficient privileges
SP2-0640: Not connected
SP2-0641: "EXECUTE" requires connection to server
ORA-01031: insufficient privileges
ERROR:
ORA-01031: insufficient privileges
ORA-01031: insufficient privileges
SP2-0640: Not connected
SP2-0640: Not connected
SP2-0640: Not connected
SP2-0640: Not connected
I apologize for bothering you again. Please give me some light on how to resolve these errors.