Installing Business Objects 5.1.8 on Microsoft Vista OS

system · August 25, 2009, 6:20pm

Hi,
Hope someone can help with my question.
I’ve downloaded Business Objects 5.1.8 provided by a company I am currently contracting for. I was provide the software and universes needed.

My first and foremost question is can BO 5.1.8 work on the a VISTA Operating System.
When I try to start a query(or click on ‘Edit Data Provider’ icon)provided to me I get the following error “This application has failed to start because OCIW32.dll was not found. Re-installing the program may fix this problem”

Reinstalling did not work.

Thanks for your help in advance.
Diana

Diana P (BOB member since 2009-08-25)

system · August 25, 2009, 10:05pm

Hi Diana,

The OCIW32.dll error indicates that the oracle client software hasn’t been installed on your machine.
try loading the oracle client and try again.

Let me know how you got on…

Regards
Rim Geurts

RGeurts (BOB member since 2006-12-29)

system · August 25, 2009, 11:02pm

Thanks Rim for your response. I found the oracle client but I cannot tell which one would be used for VISTA operating system.

Diana

Diana P (BOB member since 2009-08-25)

system · August 25, 2009, 11:09pm

I think all of the later Oracle client versions work with Vista either Oracle 10g or 11 should work on Vista.

RGeurts (BOB member since 2006-12-29)

system · August 26, 2009, 6:27am

But be aware that BusObjects 5.x is really an old version and is not supported at all anymore as far as I am aware.

Andreas (BOB member since 2002-06-20)

system · August 26, 2009, 2:28pm

This can and will work.

However, BO 5.x (as a very old BO version) may have problems with this combination of OS and the Oracle version.

So it’s just about trying to install it and check whether it works or not

Marek Chladny (BOB member since 2003-11-27)

system · November 11, 2009, 10:05am

Can we install BO XI R3 on vista operating system?

Thanks,

RBO (BOB member since 2006-08-26)

system · November 11, 2009, 10:24am

very doubtfull but the best way is still to try… I already seen it run on XP but not yet on Vista…

bernard timbal (BOB member since 2003-05-26)

system · November 11, 2009, 11:37am

ya , i asked few colleagues too but nobody is very sure… I will try to install.

Thanks

RBO (BOB member since 2006-08-26)

system · November 11, 2009, 12:22pm

in all case, if it run fine, don’t wait any support brom BOSAP in case of trouble because it wouldn’t be supported…

bernard timbal (BOB member since 2003-05-26)