Toad 8.5.1 32bit, Instant Client 10.2.0.5 32bit, Win8 64bit connecting to Oracle

Hi,

I got a Win 8 Pro 64bit system recently and wanted to set up connecting to an Oracle DB with Toad 8.5.1. As I done under XP 64bit and Win7 64bit, I downloaded IC 10.2.0.5 32bit, created the Path and TNS_Admin variables and started up Toad (installed in C:\Toad). The home, SQLNET and TNSNAMES are shown as valid in Toad (my DBs are listed), but when I try to connect I get the message: "Cannot find OCI DLL:" (no further Information). I run Toad as Administrator and have set the compatibility mode to "XP SP3". I have no other Oracle installations and am running out of things to try... anyone got an idea how this could be made to work?

Thanks a lot!

AA



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