Install each oracle software in seperate homes?

[css_jay99]

It been a while since i installed oracle products on my home laptop despite the fact that I use it every day at work.

so my question relates to multiple oracle homes.

I plan to install
1) oracle 11g
2) devsuite 10g
3) 10g BI tools


should i install them all in seperate oracle homes?

cheers

[css_jay99]

Ok , Ive just instaled the first 2 and it installs to different oracle homes so I guess the 3rd will do the same as well.

I know in previous versions of oracle install you had to do the microsoft loopback adaptor install.... do i still need to do this?