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Error: -1639 Invalid command line argument. Consult the Windows Installer S

704788Jun 3 2009 — edited May 9 2011
Hi,

I'm trying to install Oracle 10g Express on Windows XP SP3. Some seconds after clicking "Install" in the summary window I receive the following error message:

"Error: -1639 Invalid command line argument. Consult the Windows Installer SDK for detailed command line help."


Does anyone know what to do?


// Peter
This post has been answered by Satish Kandi on Jun 3 2009
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Satish Kandi
Is there a blank space in the path where the installable is located?

If yes, move it to some folder (say c:\temp) without blank space in the path and run from there.

HTH...
704788
Thanks for your reply.

I moved it to a folder and re-ran the setup, but I still get the same error message :(
Satish Kandi
Is there any log generated under c:\program files\oracle\inventory\logs? Can you post last 20 lines from the same?

Also, is there an entry in Windows Event Viewer for this failure? Does the description in that provide any clues?

Check if following link proves useful here.

http://www.eggheadcafe.com/aspnet_answers/windowsmsi/Jul2006/post27539478.asp
704788
- I don't have such a directory

- A number of info events are generated. One of them contains

Windows Installer installed the product. Product Name: Oracle Database 10g Express Edition. Product Version: 10.2.1015. Product Language: 1033. Installation success or error status: 1639.

- Regarding the URL you supplied: I verified that the paths were setup correctly (had to change a couple of them), but it still doesn't work.
Satish Kandi
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Please go through following link (not applicable directly in your case though).

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/326027

HTH...
Marked as Answer by 704788 · Sep 27 2020
704788
"Cleaning" the data in "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion" did the trick!

Thank you! :)
860620
What is the key in this path you deleted to get through this error message HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion, i have the similar problem. Please help at the earliest.
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