Windows Instant Client Installation

Does anyone know why I get these errors when I install instant client on my windows 2003 (32bit) server:
Error: The Side-by-Side configuration information for "c:\oracle\instantclient_11_2\SQLPLUS.EXE" contains errors. This application has failed to start because the application configuration is incorrect. Reinstalling the application may fix this problem (14001).
Error: The Side-by-Side configuration information for "c:\oracle\instantclient_11_2\OCI.DLL" contains errors. This application has failed to start because the application configuration is incorrect. Reinstalling the application may fix this problem (14001).
Warning: At least one module has an unresolved import due to a missing export function in a delay-load dependent module.

Well, there's also a forum dedicated to Instant Client - which you already have found.
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Please refrain from duplicating thread thus causing confusion and wasting effort.

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Best regards
Peter
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953576 wrote:
Hi,
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at System.Data.EntityClient.EntityConnection..ctor(String connectionString)
at System.Data.Objects.ObjectContext.CreateEntityConnection(String connectionString)
at System.Data.Objects.ObjectContext..ctor(String connectionString, String defaultContainerName)
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oraociei11.dll
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Choosing a Locale with the NLS_LANG Environment Variable
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    25308 09-17-2011 09:08 instantclient_11_2/adrci
    46228 09-17-2011 09:08 instantclient_11_2/genezi
52761218 09-17-2011 09:08 instantclient_11_2/libclntsh.so.11.1
7955322 09-17-2011 09:08 instantclient_11_2/libnnz11.so
1971762 09-17-2011 09:08 instantclient_11_2/libocci.so.11.1
118408281 09-17-2011 09:08 instantclient_11_2/libociei.so
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2095661 09-17-2011 09:08 instantclient_11_2/ojdbc5.jar
2714016 09-17-2011 09:08 instantclient_11_2/ojdbc6.jar
   191237 09-17-2011 09:08 instantclient_11_2/uidrvci
    66779 09-17-2011 09:08 instantclient_11_2/xstreams.jar
186401085                     12 files
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Q1. If I apply only the database server home patch, will my database server still be vulnerable to takeover if the unpatched Oracle Instant Client from oracle.com is left out on my various app servers?
Q2. Is there any effort planned at Oracle to replace the vulnerable versions of Instant Client posted on oracle.com with updated versions no longer vulnerable?

I opened a Service Request with My Oracle Support. Here is the response.
Q1 answer:Yes.
Q2 answer: yes, ETA is next patchset release Q3CY2013

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I downloaded instant client (basic) and (sqlplus) and unzipped them on drive E, afterwards I created tnsnames.ora file with the following:
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I was able to reproduce ORA-12154 and the error raised beacause my DUMMY-HOST was not reachable. Using the correct hostname/IP address solved the issue. Can you check if you are able to ping and to telnet your hostname (IGGY).
Regards,
David
# Reproducing issue
E:\instantclient_11_1>sqlplus system/manager@//DUMMY-HOST:1521/PROD
SQL*Plus: Release 11.1.0.7.0 - Production on Fri Nov 27 10:37:54 2009
Copyright (c) 1982, 2008, Oracle. All rights reserved.
ERROR:
ORA-12154: TNS:could not resolve the connect identifier specified
Enter user-name:
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Ping request could not find host DUMMY-HOST. Please check the name and try again.
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Pinging stlin3p [192.168.1.123] with 32 bytes of data:
Reply from 192.168.1.123: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=64
Reply from 192.168.1.123: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=64
Reply from 192.168.1.123: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=64
Reply from 192.168.1.123: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=64
Ping statistics for 192.168.1.123:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 0ms, Maximum = 0ms, Average = 0ms
# Connecting to port 1521 at DUMMY-HOST fails as well
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Connecting To DUMMY-HOST...Could not open connection to the host, on port 1521:
Connect failed
# Connecting to port 1521 at stlin3p is successful
E:\instantclient_11_1>telnet stlin3p 1521
... connected ...
# Content of tnsnames.ora
PROD =
DESCRIPTION =
ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = TCP) (HOST = stlin3p) (PORT = 1521)
CONNECT_DATA =
(SERVER = DEDICATED)
(SERVICE_NAME = PROD)
# Connecting to DB server using TNS methods is successful
E:\instantclient_11_1>sqlplus system/manager@PROD
SQL*Plus: Release 11.1.0.7.0 - Production on Fri Nov 27 10:36:40 2009
Copyright (c) 1982, 2008, Oracle. All rights reserved.
Connected to:
Oracle Database 10g Release 10.2.0.4.0 - 64bit Production
SQL> exit
Disconnected from Oracle Database 10g Release 10.2.0.4.0 - 64bit Production
# Connecting to DB server using EZCONNECT is also successful
E:\instantclient_11_1>sqlplus system/manager@//stlin3p:1521/PROD
SQL*Plus: Release 11.1.0.7.0 - Production on Fri Nov 27 10:38:21 2009
Copyright (c) 1982, 2008, Oracle. All rights reserved.
Connected to:
Oracle Database 10g Release 10.2.0.4.0 - 64bit Production
SQL> exit
Disconnected from Oracle Database 10g Release 10.2.0.4.0 - 64bit Production

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