# Toad & native tools

**URL:** <https://forums.toadworld.com/t/toad-native-tools/39574>\
**Category:** Toad for Oracle & DevOps Toolkit\
**Created:** [June 12, 2017, 3:39am UTC](https://forums.toadworld.com/t/toad-native-tools/39574 "2017-06-12T03:39:03Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![shaimaa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/43a26b/32.png) [@shaimaa](https://forums.toadworld.com/u/shaimaa)\
**Post date:** [June 12, 2017, 3:39am UTC](https://forums.toadworld.com/t/toad-native-tools/39574/1 "2017-06-12T03:39:03Z")

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we installed Toad DBA suite for oracle latest version & when try to connect appear error can’t initialize

then we add TNS\_ADMIN in environment variable , toad working well but we can’t connect within oracle native tools

when we removes TNS\_ADMIN native tools working well but toad not working

Can help me to solve this issue

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**Author:** ![JohnDorlon](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/quest/user_avatar/forums.toadworld.com/johndorlon/32/9997_2.png) [@JohnDorlon](https://forums.toadworld.com/u/JohnDorlon)\
**Post date:** [June 12, 2017, 5:52am UTC](https://forums.toadworld.com/t/toad-native-tools/39574/2 "2017-06-12T05:52:17Z")

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It sounds like you are using a different Oracle client for each. You can choose which Oracle client to use in Toad on the login window where it says “Connect Using”

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**Author:** ![damir.vadas\_250](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/quest/user_avatar/forums.toadworld.com/damir.vadas_250/32/37_2.png) [@damir.vadas\_250](https://forums.toadworld.com/u/damir.vadas_250)\
**Post date:** [June 13, 2017, 3:02am UTC](https://forums.toadworld.com/t/toad-native-tools/39574/3 "2017-06-13T03:02:18Z")

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Could you try right-click the Toad for Oracle shortcut and select “Run as Administrator” to avoid the error?