if it works , please drop me a message and I could add it in FAQ:-)
fact: Oracle Server - Enterprise Edition 8.1.7
fact: Oracle Universal Installer
fact: Oracle Jinitiator 1.1.7.18
fact: MS Windows 2000
fact: Pentium III Xeon Processor
symptom: Installation fails
symptom: Installer hangs
symptom: Hourglass appears, then disappears but nothing else happens
cause: The installer sees the Pentium III Xeon Processor as a Pentium IV.
The Pentium IV processor requires the symcjit.dll, version number 3.10.107,
which is part of the Java Runtime Environment (JRE).
fix:
1. Download jre version 1.1.8_007 from http://java.sun.
com/products/jdk/1.1/jre/download-jre-windows.html
2. Install jre 1.1.8_007
3. Backup the old Jinitiator 1.1.7.18 file, by renaming symcjit.dll to symcjit.
bak
4. Copy the newly installed symcjit.dll into the Jinitiator 1.1.7.18 directory,
and make the file read only.
5. Retry the 8.1.x installation
If you continue to experience any of the symptoms after performing the
workaround above, follow these steps:
1. Copy the contents of the \install directory to a temporary directory on
your harddisk.
2. Search for all copies of the 'symcjit.dll' file, and rename them to
symcjit.old'.
3. Go to the \install directory and open the 'oraparam.ini' file for
editing.
Please note this file is write-protected.