Netweaver CE 7.1 install looking for a database

During the database portion of a Netweaver CE 71 Distributed system

install we get the following error.

u201COracle software not installed. Install Oracle software before

continuingu201D

It is true we initially did not have a database client installed

because the u201CSAP NetWeaver

Composition Environment 7.1 SR5 on Windows: Oracleu201D guide stated the

following

As of Oracle 10g there is no need to manually install the Oracle client

software on the application

server, as SAPinst automatically installs the client software in the

DIR_CT_RUN directory.

After getting theu201D Oracle software not installedu201D message we installed

an oracle client but are still getting the same error.

Any assistance you can provide would be most appreciated