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Title: Technical Procurement Guide: Oracle Client 11.2.0.4 for 32-bit Windows Environments

Date: October 26, 2023 Subject: Acquisition, Patching Implications, and Installation Procedures for Legacy Oracle Architecture oracle client 11.2.0.4 download 32 bit

5.1. The "Microsoft Visual C++ 2005" Conflict

The Oracle 11.2.0.4 installer attempts to install a legacy version of the Visual C++ 2005 Redistributable. Modern Windows versions often have newer versions installed, causing the prerequisite check to hang or fail with an error referencing oraCRefform.exe. Title: Technical Procurement Guide: Oracle Client 11

Workaround:

1. Unzip the installation media.
2. Navigate to the directory: stage\cvu\cvu_prereq.xml.
3. Open the file in a text editor.
4. Search for the <CERTIFIED_SYSTEMS> tag.
5. Look for the operating system versions (e.g., Windows 10) and change the status from false to true, or manually add the OS version if it is missing.
6. Alternatively, manually install the Visual C++ 2005 Redistributable (x86) before running the Oracle installer, and uncheck the "Prerequisite Checks" if the installer allows skipping.

Environment Variables (Critical for 32-bit apps)

After installation, set these system variables: Unzip the installation media

• ORACLE_HOME = C:\app\client\product\11.2.0\client_1
• PATH = %ORACLE_HOME%\bin;%PATH%
• TNS_ADMIN = C:\app\client\product\11.2.0\client_1\network\admin (for tnsnames.ora)
• NLS_LANG = AMERICAN_AMERICA.AL32UTF8 (adjust based on your database character set)

Troubleshooting note: If your 32-bit application fails to locate the Oracle client, ensure that the 32-bit Oracle Home appears before any 64-bit Oracle client in the PATH variable. Windows searches PATH sequentially.

3.2. File Verification

Once downloaded, extract both zip files to the same directory. The setup executable (setup.exe) will be located in the client subfolder (if performing a client-only install) or the root database folder depending on the package structure extracted.

Issue 4: ORA-28040: No matching authentication protocol

• Cause: You are trying to connect from 11.2.0.4 client to an Oracle 19c+ or 21c database. The server rejected the old authentication protocol.
• Solution: On the database server (if you have access), add SQLNET.ALLOWED_LOGON_VERSION=8 to sqlnet.ora (temporary, insecure). Or upgrade your client to a newer 19c 32-bit client (which does exist and supports older SQL*Net).