The Oracle 11.2.0.4 installer attempts to install a legacy version of the Visual C++ 2005 Redistributable. Modern Windows versions often have newer versions installed, causing the prerequisite check to hang or fail with an error referencing oraCRefform.exe .
Unlike the base 11.2.0.1 release, the 11.2.0.4 full installer is considered a patch set. Access: It is hosted on My Oracle Support (MOS) . oracle client 11.2.0.4 download 32 bit