If you have an Oracle Home environment variable set on your computer, remove it before starting the installation (it interferes with setting some paths for the installation). If it does not, go to that folder, and then click setup.exe.
To save the files to a different folder, click Browse, and then find and select the desired folder. Online\Oracle11gR2 Client 32bit directory for installing the necessary files.
When you are ready to install the Oracle client, follow the instructions in the next section.īack to top Downloading the client from IUware
To see it, you may need to minimize any other application windows that are open. It may take a minute for the "Oracle Client Installer" window to appear.
Enter an administrator username and password to proceed. Windows may prompt you for an administrator username and password.To launch the Oracle Client Installer, go to the destination folder, open the client directory, and then double-click setup.exe (the Oracle 11g setup file).Select a destination folder for the extracted files, and then perform the extraction.In Windows, navigate to the file, right-click it, and then select Extract all.If you do not have an OTN username and password, see the instructions for getting one above. After doing so, you will see the "File Download" dialog box. This file requires 698 MB of free space on your hard drive.īefore continuing, you may be prompted to enter a valid OTN username and password. Under "Oracle Database 11g Release 2 Client (11.2.0.1.0) for Microsoft Windows (32-bit)", click win32_11gR2_client.zip to download the client.You will see a notification thanking you for accepting the OTN License Agreement and permitting you to download the software. Click OTN License Agreement, read the license agreement, and then close the window.Go to Oracle Database 11g Release 2 for Microsoft Windows (32-bit).
To download the Oracle Database client directly from Oracle's website: (Normally, you should refrain from running your Windows computer as an administrator see About the principle of least privilege)ĭownloading the client directly from Oracle's website
If you do not have a valid OTN username and password, visit Oracle Database Software Downloads. Download directly from Oracle's website: This method requires a valid OTN (Oracle Technology Network) username and password.Scroll down to "Oracle Database Client (12.1.0.2.0) for Microsoft Windows (32-bit)" and click winnt_12102_client32.zip to download the 32-bit Oracle 12.1 client.Īt Indiana University, to download the Oracle Database 11g Release 2 client for 32-bit Windows, use either of the following methods:
Windows 10 users should download the Oracle 12.1 client instead. Oracle 11g Release 2 is not compatible with Windows 10.