Oracle 9i setup error

Question

Hello,
I've tried several times to load 9i but it keeps having the following error:
Calling query w32RegQueries2.2.0.7.0 RegGetNumValue
Key = HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
SubKey = software\oracle\OracleMTSRecoveryService\Setup
Value = NumberOfInstalls
Query Exception: GetValueKeyNotFoundException
Query Exception Class: class oracle.sysman.oii.oiil.OiilQueryException
*** Cancel Dialog: The specified key was not found while trying to GetValue ***
User selected: Stop installation of all products.
The specified key was not found while trying to GetValue
Unable to read the list of homes from the inventory.
I tried ignoring it but the installation was unsuccessful.
I found sombody else that had this same problem about 3 & half years ago but I couldn't find a solution. Could somebody help me?
Thanks,
Don

Answer 1

Are you logging to the system as Administrator?@user514261
The question above was relative how to log to your machine, not to database.
Nicolas.
Iim just logging into my machine as a regular Windows XP user.
BTW, this is a standalone PC that a couple of days ago didn't have Oracle in any form loaded onto it.
I was attempting to download and install Oracle and in the process I installed Lite then Express. I tried installing the 64bit version first but it wasn't compatible, mine's a 32bit.
The Lite and Express versions didn't do what I needed but I just left them loaded then I came across the 9i version and downloaded it.
I unzipped them and followed the instructions and ran setup from the command prompt which brought up the Universal Installer.
It didn't ask me who I was, it just asked where it should load it to and what type.
Actually, the very first time I installed it, it worked but in my messing around with it I thought I needed to uninstall it and reinstall it. From that point on I have been getting the error.
So I guess you can say I was the administrator but I didn't log into it that way.
BTW, this all started because I received a DVD of an exported compressed Oracle database that I have found out can only be read by importing it into Oracle otherwise it is just a coaster.