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Installing and Configuring

This chapter describes installation and configuration requirements for Oracle Data Provider for .NET.

This chapter contains these topics:

• System Requirements

• Installing Oracle Data Provider for .NET

• File Locations

System Requirements

Oracle Data Provider for .NET requires the following:

• Windows 98, Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000, or Windows XP

• Access to Oracle8 Release 8.0 or later.

• Oracle9i Client Release 2 (9.2) or later.

• Oracle Net Services.

• Oracle Services for Microsoft Transaction Server, Release 2 (9.2). This is required for applications using Microsoft Transaction Server (MTS).

Installing Oracle Data Provider for .NET

When you install Oracle Data Provider for .NET, Oracle Universal Installer automatically registers ODP.NET with the Global Assembly Cache (GAC).

See Also: Oracle9i Database Installation Guide for Windows for installation instructions

File Locations

The Oracle.DataAccesss.dll assembly is installed in the ORACLE_BASE\ORACLE_HOME\bin directory.

Documentation and the readme.txt are installed in the ORACLE_BASE\ORACLE_HOME\ODP.NET\doc directory.

Samples are provided in the ORACLE_BASE\ORACLE_HOME\ODP.NET\Samples directory.