@Nate630: Thanks for the script, it helped me a lot! Nearing the end of the installation though, there are 2 pop-ups with the MSIexec help screen. I've looked through the script and the instal… Read More

I install to C:\oracle or C:\oracle64 pending the client bitness. In Windows 7, remember to choose the correct ODBC control panel. There is a different ODBC panel for 32-bit hidden in syswo… Read More

Installation Command Line: --------------------------- OUI.exe -NOWAIT -NOCONFIG -NOCONSOLE -FORCE -WAITFORCOMPLETION -SILENT -RESPONSEFILE "C:\Source\Response\clientadmin.rsp" OR Setup.exe … Read More

This commandline worked for an uninstall: setup.exe -deinstall -silent -noconsole -force -removeallfiles ORACLE_HOME="PathToHome" REMOVE_HOMES={"PathToHome"} Note: You have to make the script… Read More

I just like to add: Contrary to what most people seem to say, I found repacking a lot better than using it's own unattended setup. It's fairly easy to repackage Oracle into a MSI and afterwards… Read More

This is what my final solution ended up looking like for a completely silent install using the custom response file: setup.exe -NOWAIT -NOCONSOLE -FORCE -WAITFORCOMPLETION -SILENT -RESPONSEFI… Read More

In developing a fully silent install for Oracle 10 I ended up using the vendor provided clientcustom.rsp file. In my testing I found that this response file did not install the ODBC portion of… Read More

Unattended setup is failing on windows 7 because of check on the build number. Win7 version is 6.1, oracle client check for version 6.0 Read More

Voor windows 7 unattended install Toevoegen van versie 6.1 in de files stage\prereq\client_prereqs\client\refhost.xml stage\prereq\client\refhost.xml <!--Microsoft Windows 7--> … Read More

This Batch File worked well for me. Got it from this website. ----------------- @ECHO OFF ECHO Oracle 10g R2 Client 10.2.0.3 Client (FULL).. SET OPTIONS= SET OPTIONS=ORACLE_HOME=%SYSTEMDRIVE%… Read More

-waitforcompletion -nowait -noconsole -force -silent -responseFile <file> I didn't have any luck with the -waitforcompletion switch when I was using the setup.exe, you may have better luck wit… Read More

When deploying a patch like 10.2.0.3.0, you should refrain from recording your own response file for the patchset. Instead use the short and simple sample response file provided in disk1\respon… Read More

That little tip about using the alternative setup.exe/oui.exe from the install directory just fixed a problem I'd been having for about a week (i.e. how to get the package script to wait before… Read More

You can create a respons file with these parameters: setup -record -destinationFile {response_file_name} Read More

I found that the -waitforcompletion parameter only worked when launching the Oracle Universal Installer (OUI.EXE) directly. SETUP.EXE does not seem to use it. OUI.EXE is found in the Install folder. Read More

On German Windows XP there is a problem creating response files. They lack the sections containing language selection and selected products to install. To get around this, you will have to mod… Read More

setup.exe -nowait -force -silent -responseFile xyz.rsp -nowait closes the console window when the silent installation completes, which would otherwise wait for input. -force allows install to… Read More