Need help to install Windows XE 11g R2 on windows 7 64 bits

Question

Hi, guys:
I need help as a newbie to install Windows XE 11g R2 on windows 7 64 bits. I installed it without problem, but I cannot run get started. When I click the get started after start the database, I got a message from browser as : Oops! Google Chrome could not connect to 127.0.0.1:8080. So I check threads on forum, and tried with commands:
Microsoft Windows [Version 6.1.7601]
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C:\Users\Sam>tnsping xe
TNS Ping Utility for 32-bit Windows: Version 11.2.0.2.0 - Production on 19-OCT-2
012 10:15:34
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Message 3511 not found; No message file for product=NETWORK, facility=TNSTNS-035
05: Message 3505 not found; No message file for product=NETWORK, facility=TNS
C:\Users\Sam>lsnrctl status
LSNRCTL for 32-bit Windows: Version 11.2.0.2.0 - Production on 19-OCT-2012 10:16
:07
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Message 1053 not found; No message file for product=NETWORK, facility=TNSTNS-125
57: Message 12557 not found; No message file for product=NETWORK, facility=TNS
TNS-12560: Message 12560 not found; No message file for product=NETWORK, facili
ty=TNS
  TNS-00527: Message 527 not found; No message file for product=NETWORK, facilit
y=TNSThe content of listener file (C:\oraclexe\app\oracle\product\11.2.0\server\network\ADMIN) is as follows:
SID_LIST_LISTENER =
  (SID_LIST =
    (SID_DESC =
      (SID_NAME = PLSExtProc)
      (ORACLE_HOME = C:\oraclexe\app\oracle\product\11.2.0\server)
      (PROGRAM = extproc)
    (SID_DESC =
      (SID_NAME = CLRExtProc)
      (ORACLE_HOME = C:\oraclexe\app\oracle\product\11.2.0\server)
      (PROGRAM = extproc)
LISTENER =
  (DESCRIPTION_LIST =
    (DESCRIPTION =
      (ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = IPC)(KEY = EXTPROC1))
      (ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = TCP)(HOST = arnold-PC)(PORT = 1521))
DEFAULT_SERVICE_LISTENER = (XE)The content of TNSNAMES.ora is as follows:
XE =
  (DESCRIPTION =
    (ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = TCP)(HOST = LSGPCDELL790-2)(PORT = 1521))
    (CONNECT_DATA =
      (SERVER = DEDICATED)
      (SERVICE_NAME = XE)
EXTPROC_CONNECTION_DATA =
  (DESCRIPTION =
    (ADDRESS_LIST =
      (ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = IPC)(KEY = EXTPROC1))
    (CONNECT_DATA =
      (SID = PLSExtProc)
      (PRESENTATION = RO)
ORACLR_CONNECTION_DATA =
  (DESCRIPTION =
    (ADDRESS_LIST =
      (ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = IPC)(KEY = EXTPROC1))
    (CONNECT_DATA =
      (SID = CLRExtProc)
      (PRESENTATION = RO)
  ) Is there anything I was missing? I am much obliged to anyone who give me a hint.
Thanks a lot!
Edited by: lxiscas on Oct 19, 2012 8:26 AM

Answer 1

For windows, first step ensure the services got created.
Start/Run/services.msc and click on the Standard tab (for slightly less clutter).
There should be 4 or 5 oracle entries, only two matter. The database instance service, ...ServiceXE and the listener ...TNSListener the others are not relevant for an XE install.
If the user that ran the installer program is not in the local administrators group, as stated in the install requirements documentation, more than likely the services did not get set up and the database won't exist.
If the services are there, try connecting and check the instance status. In a command box (Start/Run/cmd):
sqlplus /nolog
connect system
Password: <the system password entered in installer dialog ... >
... Connected.
select status from v$instance;
... OPEN ...
If you get that far, might be something not quite right with the networking configuration, several things can prevent the Apex web pages (http://...:8080...) from working.
As far as your configuration files, the client (tnsnames.ora) has a different value for the host than your listener.ora. So one, or both, of those could be incorrect. Check the command box hostname output, ipconfig /all, a few things might need adjustment.
The tnsnames.ora only matters for making sqlnet connections via a tnsalias. The tnsalias could be anywhere, including on your local hostname. To use a tnsalias, add it to the a connect after the '@' symbol, i.e. connect system@xe to get a connection to your XE specified in the tnsnames.ora file.
If you want to change the listener configuration, the first thing to do is stop the listener, then make adjustments in the listener.ora, start the listener, and sqlplus ... connect system .... alter system register; to get the instance registered with the listener.