HOWTO: install Oracle 10g on Windows 7 x64

There WAS a possible solution on this issue: Run the Installation Guide in Compatibility Mode. However, it only works on Windows 7 x86. On x64 OS, JVM would freeze or crash,interrupt the installation.

This post will present a satisfied solution on this issue.

Go to Oracle website and download the database (10g is no longer available on this page now, but could be downloaded from Oracle ftp)
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/database/enterprise-edition/downloads/index.html

Oracle Database 10g Release 2 (10.2.0.4) for Microsoft Windows Vista x64, Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 x64, Windows 7 x64

Unfortunately, you still could not launch Oracle Universal Installer due to mismatch OS version.

Checking installer requirements...

Checking operating system, must be 5.0, 5.1, 5.2 or 6.0 Actual 6.1

Failure. 

"What?! It supports Win7 x64 in the description."

I believe this is a stupid mistake from Oracle, Windows Vista is version 6.0 and Windows 7 is 6.1.

We could get over this problem by set the installer "ignore checking requirements", just add a startup parameter after installer.exe

-ignoreSysPrereqs

NOTE: you need to tick on "check operating system requirements" manually!
Otherwise, you will not to next step.