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Oracle 8i under Windows 7 64-bit
I have managed to install the Oracle 8i client under Windows 7 64-bit but when I try to add new Oracle  data sources via the ODBC Administrator utility, only SQL Native Client and SQL Server drivers are listed - no sign of Oracle.

Does anyone have any experience of setting this up correctly please?

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Since 8i has been desupported for years, I'm sure there is some incompatibility causing this 'feature'.

Is there a reason you're using the 8i client?
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Unfortunately this is the only version of the Client that I have access to. My customer has Oracle 8 databases.
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Thanks slightwv, I will download a more recent client from oracle.com and try that.
Thanks for you help.
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where can you download oracle database and client 8i?
what steps were used to install oracle 8i on a windows 7 64-bit machine?
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I was not able to get my Oracle 8i client to install under Windows 7 64-bit at all.

I ended up downloading Oracle 11g from oracle.Com and installing this instead.

Good Luck!
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>>where can you download oracle database and client 8i?

Just to add:  8i has been desupported and is no longer available for download.  If you were able to find it on the Internet somewhere, I wouldn't trust it.
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Thanks guys!!!

I'll give 11g a try.
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