Copy the folder “client” on to the local system.

To start, navigate to the top level folder where you put the “client” folder above. Click “Setup.exe”

IT may take several minutes for the following screen to appear:

Accept the default pathway here. Click Next

Select “Custom”. (Installing anything else has bugs down the line).

In box near top, change path to c:\oracle(the path in the box below will change automatically)

All tests should succeed. If not, take a screenshot and contact me before proceeding

Check all in section Oracle Client 11.1.0.6

Check all in Oracle Windows Interfaces 11.1.0.6.0

Check Oracle Call Interfce (OCI)Check Oracle Programmer 11.1.0.6.0,

Do not check any other items below. Click "Next"

Take the default port 2030. Click Next

Review your selections. Click "Install"

The install will take 10 – 20 minutes.

When you get to this screen, click stop. (We will set this up manually).

After this you are done with the Oracle part of the install. Verify the installation by navigating to Oracle OracleClient11g_home1 > Application Development (verify you can see SQL Plus). If it is not there, let me know.

Next create a folder called TNS_ADMIN at the top of the C drive:

Next go to Control Panel > System > Advanced [ Tab ] > Environment Variables

In the system variables section, click on “New”

Create a New System Variable called TNS_ADMIN pointed to c:\TNS_ADMIN as shown below

Click OK all the way out to your desktop.

Next place the tnsnames.ora file attached in C:\TNS_ADMIN