Installing Oracle Developer Suite 10g on Windows 10 64 bit for EBS R12 Custom Forms & Reports Development

When installing the certified version of Oracle Developer Suite 10g (10.1.2.0.2) for custom forms/reports development in E-Business Release 12 on windows 10+64 bit client desktop, The command prompt shows up, then gracefully exists; the Oracle Universal Installer never shows up.

You have tried changing the compatibility of the setup.exe to Windows XP and running as an Administrator, But no luck.

Oracle Developer Suite 10g is not officially certified to be installed on Windows’10 64 bit desktop client, But still it can be installed on Windows 10 64 bit by following the below workaround.

  • Turn on DEP for essential windows programs option as below.

My computer (This PC) -> Properties -> Advanced System Settings -> Advanced (Tab) -> Performance Settings -> Data Execution Prevention (Tab)

  • Select “Turn on DEP for essential Windows programs and services only” -> Apply 
  • Restart the system and run Setup.exe -> The Oracle Universal Installer shows up

  • Next

  • Next
  • Choose Complete option and proceed with rest of the installation.