How to install Oracle 8i client on XP?

(Windows XP Pro or Windows 2000 with Pentium 4 only)

Copy all the files/folders from the oracle 8i CD on to a folder on your c: drive.
Do NOT name this folder Oracle.
Change the name of the symcjit.dll file.
For Windows XP: Change from symcjit.dll to symcjit_disc.dll
For Windows 2000: Change the symcjit.dll to symcjit.dll.ori
The path to this file is:
C:\stage\components\oracle.swd.jre\1.1.7.30\1\Data Files\Expanded\jre\win32\bin
Now go back to your main c: drive directory and run the setup file.

Alternatively the 1507768 patch reference on Metalink will do the trick.
also, see http://www.intel.com/support/processors/pentium4/sb/cs-001674-prd483.htm

ref:

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after installed the Oracle 8i client, you can use this command in command line to get into Oracle.

SQLPLUS SYSTEM@(DESCRIPTION=(ADDRESS=(PROTOCOL=tcp)(HOST=binfs.umdnj.edu)(PORT=1521))(CONNECT_DATA=(SERVICE_NAME=binfs">SYSTEM/binfs4lab@(DESCRIPTION=(ADDRESS=(PROTOCOL=tcp)(HOST=binfs.umdnj.edu)(PORT=1521))(CONNECT_DATA=(SERVICE_NAME=binfs)))