# Toad for Oracle on Win7x64 **URL:** \ **Category:** Toad for Oracle & DevOps Toolkit\ **Created:** [November 22, 2011, 1:08am UTC](https://forums.toadworld.com/t/toad-for-oracle-on-win7x64/10881 "2011-11-22T01:08:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![OlaTunde](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/4bbf92/32.png) [@OlaTunde](https://forums.toadworld.com/u/OlaTunde)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2011, 1:08am UTC](https://forums.toadworld.com/t/toad-for-oracle-on-win7x64/10881/1 "2011-11-22T01:08:43Z")
I’m running win 7 X64 and I want to know if Toad 9.7.0.51 will run on 64 bit win 7. I have oracle database 11g x64 running. Thanks ---
**Author:** ![NormTeamT](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/quest/user_avatar/forums.toadworld.com/normteamt/32/53_2.png) [@NormTeamT](https://forums.toadworld.com/u/NormTeamT)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2011, 1:53am UTC](https://forums.toadworld.com/t/toad-for-oracle-on-win7x64/10881/2 "2011-11-22T01:53:23Z")
Morning Rex, On 22/11/11 07:08, Rex Oni wrote: > I'm running win 7 X64 and I want to know if Toad 9.7.0.51 will run on 64 > bit win 7. I have oracle database 11g x64 running. > Thanks > Toad is currently developed using a 32 bit system, so it is itself, 32 bit. However, Toad happily runs on 64 bit Windows. However, because Toad is still 32 bit, you will need to ensure that a 32 bit Oracle client exists otherwise you will not be able to connect to a database - of any "bitness". Regardless of the "bitness" of the actual database, a 32 bit client will happily connect. 64 bit Toad is coming - but it's only recently that Delphi itself became 64 bit. There are other components used in Toad that will need to also be upgraded to 64 bit by their developers before Toad itself will be 64 bit. HTH ## Cheers, Norm. [TeamT] Cheers, Norm. [TeamT] ---
**Author:** ![OlaTunde](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/4bbf92/32.png) [@OlaTunde](https://forums.toadworld.com/u/OlaTunde)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2011, 3:42am UTC](https://forums.toadworld.com/t/toad-for-oracle-on-win7x64/10881/3 "2011-11-22T03:42:41Z")
Will the 32 bit oracle client run on my 64 bit windows 7? ---
**Author:** ![CristiGalbenu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c37758/32.png) [@CristiGalbenu](https://forums.toadworld.com/u/CristiGalbenu)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2011, 4:26am UTC](https://forums.toadworld.com/t/toad-for-oracle-on-win7x64/10881/4 "2011-11-22T04:26:48Z")
If you have a x64 database already installed on your computer, you don’t need to install also Oracle Client. Anyway, for using Toad, you don’t need Oracle Client. You need only Oracle Instant Client. More information how to configure instant client you found at [http://celemotan.wordpress.com/2008/10/22/instantclient/](http://celemotan.wordpress.com/2008/10/22/instantclient/) ---
**Author:** ![wimdelange\_062](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/9fc348/32.png) [@wimdelange\_062](https://forums.toadworld.com/u/wimdelange_062)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2011, 4:46am UTC](https://forums.toadworld.com/t/toad-for-oracle-on-win7x64/10881/5 "2011-11-22T04:46:24Z")
Yes, no problem. I use a 32 bits Oracle 10 and 11 client on my Windows 7 64 bit without any problems. The only thing, is to be sure that the Oracle 10 client is 10.2 and higher. There is an issue with older Oracle clients where if there is a parenthesis in the path name, the program using the client does not work. Toad is a 32 bit program, so the default directory is c:\program files (x86)\quest… so Toad could have a problem with the older Oracle client then 10.2.0.4 Groetjes, Wim 2011/11/22 Rex Oni ``` Message from: OlaTunde ``` Will the 32 bit oracle client run on my 64 bit windows 7? * * * ``` Historical Messages ``` Author: Rex Oni Date: Tue Nov 22 01:42:41 PST 2011 Will the 32 bit oracle client run on my 64 bit windows 7? ``` __ Author: Norman Dunbar Date: Mon Nov 21 23:53:23 PST 2011 Morning Rex, On 22/11/11 07:08, Rex Oni wrote: > I'm running win 7 X64 and I want to know if Toad 9.7.0.51 will run on 64 > bit win 7. I have oracle database 11g x64 running. > Thanks Toad is currently developed using a 32 bit system, so it is itself, 32 bit. However, Toad happily runs on 64 bit Windows. However, because Toad is still 32 bit, you will need to ensure that a 32 bit Oracle client exists otherwise you will not be able to connect to a database - of any "bitness". Regardless of the "bitness" of the actual database, a 32 bit client will happily connect. 64 bit Toad is coming - but it's only recently that Delphi itself became 64 bit. There are other components used in Toad that will need to also be upgraded to 64 bit by their developers before Toad itself will be 64 bit. HTH Cheers, Norm. [TeamT] -- Cheers, Norm. [TeamT] __ Author: Rex Oni Date: Mon Nov 21 23:08:43 PST 2011 I'm running win 7 X64 and I want to know if Toad 9.7.0.51 will run on 64 bit win 7. I have oracle database 11g x64 running. Thanks __ _______________________________________ ``` ---
**Author:** ![NormTeamT](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/quest/user_avatar/forums.toadworld.com/normteamt/32/53_2.png) [@NormTeamT](https://forums.toadworld.com/u/NormTeamT)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2011, 5:47am UTC](https://forums.toadworld.com/t/toad-for-oracle-on-win7x64/10881/6 "2011-11-22T05:47:49Z")
Hi Rex, On 22/11/11 09:42, Rex Oni wrote: > Will the 32 bit oracle client run on my 64 bit windows 7? > Yes. However, watch out for the installations directory. If the > installer tries to put it into "Program Files (x86)" - or whatever it > is, it won't work from theer. Keep spaces and special characters out of > the path name. -- Cheers, Norm. [TeamT] ---
**Author:** ![NormTeamT](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/quest/user_avatar/forums.toadworld.com/normteamt/32/53_2.png) [@NormTeamT](https://forums.toadworld.com/u/NormTeamT)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2011, 5:49am UTC](https://forums.toadworld.com/t/toad-for-oracle-on-win7x64/10881/7 "2011-11-22T05:49:30Z")
Hi Cristi, On 22/11/11 10:26, Cristi G wrote: > If you have a x64 database already installed on your computer, you don't > need to install also Oracle Client. > You do - if you try to use _any_ 32 bit application on your 64 bit > system. 32 bit apps cannot link to the 64 bit libraraies or DLLs. They > can only use 32 bit libraries and DLLs. > Anyway, for using Toad, you don't need Oracle Client. You need only > Oracle Instant Client. > This is true, but it has to be 32 bit. -- Cheers, Norm. [TeamT] ---
**Author:** ![OlaTunde](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/4bbf92/32.png) [@OlaTunde](https://forums.toadworld.com/u/OlaTunde)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2011, 8:09am UTC](https://forums.toadworld.com/t/toad-for-oracle-on-win7x64/10881/8 "2011-11-22T08:09:05Z")
What is the difference between oracle client and oracle instant client? ---
**Author:** ![OlaTunde](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/4bbf92/32.png) [@OlaTunde](https://forums.toadworld.com/u/OlaTunde)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2011, 2:31am UTC](https://forums.toadworld.com/t/toad-for-oracle-on-win7x64/10881/9 "2011-12-09T02:31:19Z")
Thank you ---
**Author:** ![CristiGalbenu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c37758/32.png) [@CristiGalbenu](https://forums.toadworld.com/u/CristiGalbenu)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2011, 4:09am UTC](https://forums.toadworld.com/t/toad-for-oracle-on-win7x64/10881/10 "2011-12-09T04:09:19Z")
Sorry it was a wrong expression. All I want to say is if you already have a database installed you already have all stuff from Oracle already installed and it is enough to install only instant client (32 bits) for Toad.