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Windows : "[ INS-30131 ] the Initial Setup That Is Required to Run the Installation Program Validation Was Not Successful " Error While Installing Oracle Database/Client (Doc ID 1569962.1)

Last updated on AUGUST 08, 2023

Applies to:

Oracle Cloud Infrastructure - Database Service - Version N/A and later
Oracle Database Backup Service - Version N/A and later
Oracle Database Exadata Express Cloud Service - Version N/A and later
Oracle Database Cloud Exadata Service - Version N/A and later
Oracle Database Cloud Service - Version N/A and later
Generic Windows

Symptoms

While installing 11.2 or 12c on Windows platform below errors appear:

SEVERE: [FATAL] [INS-30131] The initial setup that is required to run the installation program validation was not successful.
CAUSE: Access to the temp directory was not successful.
ACTION: Ensure that the current user has the necessary permissions to access the temp directory.

C:\>net use\\hostname\c$, but got this error: System error 53 has occurred

If you are getting this error on Unix Platform, Follow the below note:
<Note 2092409.1> Unix : "[ INS-30131 ] the Initial Setup That Is Required to Run the Installation Program Validation Was Not Successful" Error While Installing Oracle Database/Client.

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