title: Oracle 10g (Win 64-bit) installation on Windows 7 64 bit fails
body: <p>I have constantly failed to install Oracle 10 g on my windows 7. I selected the right download for my operating system but the installer brings a terminal which asks me to press enter to exit while showing the error that <code>Operating system version 6.1 is not supported -- Failed</code> </p>
  
  <p>I tried a hack found here: <a href="http://windows7bugs.wordpress.com/2010/02/18/install-oracle-10g-onward-database-developer-on-windows-7/" rel="nofollow">http://windows7bugs.wordpress.com/2010/02/18/install-oracle-10g-onward-database-developer-on-windows-7/</a> but still failed.<br> The hack required me to alter the <code>?PATH\database\stage\prereq\db\refhost.xml</code> as well as the <code>?PATH\database\stage\prereq\db_prereqs\db\refhost.xml</code> files to add the lines under <i>CERTIFIED_SYSTEMS</i> like this:</p>
  
  <pre>
  &lt;OPERATING_SYSTEM&gt;
    &lt;VERSION VALUE="6.1"/&gt;
  &lt;/OPERATING_SYSTEM&gt;
  </pre>
  
  <p>Having done all this and many other hacks i have failed. I tried getting <code>Windows XP Mode for windows 7</code> found here: <a href="http://www.microsoft.com/windows/virtual-pc/download.aspx" rel="nofollow">http://www.microsoft.com/windows/virtual-pc/download.aspx</a>
  to help create an XP virtual environment so that Oracle can install, but i failed to get it since am a <code>Windows 7 Home Premium , 64 bit</code> user. <br><br>
  <b>Anyone running windows 7 64 bit Home Premium or any other windows 7, who has probably faced the same problem, and has managed to install Oracle, do explain how you did it, please?</b> thanks in advance</p>