Required Setups for Installing Oracle 10g on Windows XP

1) setup 1
a) goto control panel
b) goto add hardware
c) select "YES I ALLREADY CONNECTED"
d) select "ADD NEW HARDWARD DEVICE"
e) select "INSTALL MANUALLY"
f) select "NETWORK ADAPTERS"
g) select "MICROSOFT" in left window AND SELECT "MICROSOFT LOOPBACK ADAPTER" in right window
h) next -- Finish


2) setup 2
a) GOTO "NETWORK CONNECTIONS"
b) SELECT "LOCAL AREA CONNECTION (FOR LOOKUP BACK ADAPTOR)"
c) SELECT "TCP/IP" and select properties
d) select "use the following IP address"
e) enter IP address as follows:
IP address: 10.10.10.1 and Default Gateway : 10.10.10.10


Now go ahead and install Oracle 10g on your Windows XP O/S.