Installing 32-bit Oracle 12c Client on Windows Server 2012 R2

Problem Overview

Problem installing 32-bit Oracle 12c Client on Windows Server 2012 R2

Detailed Description

The installation wizard cannot install 32-bit Oracle 12c Client on a Windows Server 2012 R2 workstation. To install the 32-bit Oracle 12c Client successfully, prepare the workstation as follows before performing the installation:
  1. Manually install Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 x86 Redistributable Package.
  2. Create a registry key under the Wow6432 Node. Save the following into a .reg file, and then run it:

    Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

    [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\ORACLE]
    "inst_loc"="C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Oracle\\Inventory"

Applies To

OnGuard

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