Oracle Networking Products Getting Started for Windows Platforms Release 8.0.3 A53746-01 |
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This user guide provides operating system-specific information on using the Oracle Networking Products for Windows platforms. This preface provides information about:
This user guide is for both end-users and network administrators who install, configure, and use Oracle Networking Products.
This guide assumes that:
For more information, see the following user guides:
Oracle Installer creates a top-level directory on your hard disk called Oracle home. The default Oracle home directory for Windows NT is ORANT and for Windows 95 is ORAWIN95. These directories are referred to as ORACLE_HOME throughout this document.
In examples, an implied carriage return occurs at the end of each line, unless otherwise noted. Press the Return key at the end of a line of input.
The term Oracle8 Server is used to mean any Oracle8 database product including:
Note these typographical conventions when reading this guide: