Reports 3.0 DOA on 10.2 instance...if Mr. Magoo can do it, why can't I?

I, unfortunately, am still running many mission-critical Forms5/Reports3 (patch 11) 'fat client' applications against a 9.2 database. Don't laugh: these applications still run fine on Windows 7 64bit client PC's.
I need to replace the server, so I have installed 10.2.0.5 on an x86 Sun/Oracle box. I am not having any success running Reports 3.0 against the 10g database. When I try to run an REP I get the generic MS '..encounted an error and will close' error, and when I attempt to compile the RDF in Reports Designer, I get a MS error too. To eliminate the possibility of an OS issue, I tried to compile/run the RDF/REP in Virtual XP; the results were the same, both crashed.
Of course, there's validity to the reply:
"Well, Einstein, you are running a version of Forms/Reports that has been de-supported forever: you are out of luck."
BUT WAIT:
Others, it seems, have been able to succesfully drag their Reports 3.0 knuckles across a 10.2 db (as recently as two years ago) - I came upon this post (in the 'Forms' forum):
Oracle Forms opens on 9i DB but cannot open on 10g
Forms Forum
Thread: Oracle Forms opens on 9i DB but cannot open on 10g
Posted by/date: Magoo/Aug 5, 2009 7:29 AM
i have tested:
FORMS 5.0.6.23.1
REPORTS 3.0.5.19.0
connected to
Database 10g Enterprise Edition 10.2.0.1.0
i'm surprised too, but everything works well!
In the past i had big problems with the report background engine 3.0 running against Database 10g.
I know that I need to upgrade all my ancient Developer2000 apps to Forms/Reports 11g, and I will, I swear.
In the meantime, is there any way I can deploy my Reports3 stuff on a 10.2 instance?
~big fish in a small pond
Edited by: user11987876 on Nov 10, 2011 8:53 AM
Edited by: user11987876 on Nov 10, 2011 8:55 AM

Magoo is talking about a patch 23, and you are on 11. Maybe that's the difference?
You can also try to upgrade just the Oracle 8 client (I assume Developer 2000 uses the 8 client). We did that to resolve some issues for Developer 6i on a 9i database.
You need to get Oracle8 8.0.6.3.8 patch.

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