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Open the Client folder, and double-click setup.exe.
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Select Administrator, and click Next.
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In the Oracle Home User Selection window, select Use Windows Built-in Account, and click Next.
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Click Next.
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If you want to change the Oracle base or software location, click Browse and select another directory.
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In the Summary window, click Install.
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When the installation is finished, click Close.
Register 19c Oracle.DataAccess.dll and Oracle.DataAccess.EntityFramework.dll
After you install Oracle client, you must manually register Oracle.DataAccess.dll and Oracle.DataAccess.EntityFramework.dll to Global Assembly Cache (GAC).
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Click Start > All Programs > Accessories.
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Enter the command cmd in Windows search.
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Right-click Command Prompt, and then click Run as administrator.
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Type the command to access the ODP.NET folder which is in the Oracle installation location.
Example: >CD <Oracle Installation Drive>\<Oracle installation folder>\product\19.0.0\client_1\ODP.NET\bin\4
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Type the command, oraprovcfg /action:gac /providerpath:<Oracle Installation Drive>\<Oracle installation folder>\product\19.0.0\client_1\ODP.NET\bin\4\Oracle.DataAccess.dll
Repeat the same for Oracle.DataAccess.EntityFramework.dll
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Type the command, oraprovcfg /action:gac /providerpath:<Oracle Installation Drive>\<Oracle installation folder>\product\19.0.0\client_1\ODP.NET\bin\4\EF6\Oracle.DataAccess.EntityFramework.dll