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Installation of Oracle 10g Express Edition on MS Windows
Visit Oracle and download OracleXEUniv.exe.
Start the installation program and after a few seconds you will see this image:
Click on Next button to display the license agreement.
Select I accept the terms in the license agreement and then click on Next. A dialog asking for destination location will appear.
Don't change anything (accept the default settings) and click on Next to display the password setting dialog.
Type a password in the upper text box and then retype it on the lower text box. Write down the password in a safe place and then click on Next to display the installation summary screen.
Click on Install and the process will start after a few seconds.
The installation will take a several minutes. Wait until it finishes and you see a screen like this:
Click on Finish and your browser will open the Database Login page for your new server. If you don't see a page like the one below, then you should contact Oracle and ask for assistance.
If you want to login and check Oracle's options, enter SYSTEM as Username and the password that you selected previously.
You are now ready to use Oracle with Swordfish. To create a database using Oracle, select Create Database in Database menu and fill the creation dialogue as follows:
| Database Name | a name of your choice |
| Database Type | Oracle |
| Instance/DB | XE |
| Server Name | localhost |
| Port Number | 1521 |
| User Name | SYSTEM |
| Password | The password you selected during installation |
Notice the values in bold in the table above. You will have to enter them exactly as they appear on the table, like in this picture:
