Since you cannot use a browser:
tnsnames.ora is configured correctly. Forms 6i is picky about Net8 configuration. If you can't connect to a modern Oracle DB (19c/21c), you might need a modern Oracle Client installed alongside it to handle the network handshake.From a working Windows XP installation or patch bundle:
The most common runtime error on Windows 11 is:
FRM-10001: Unable to initialize the forms runtime.
This occurs because Forms 6i tries to allocate memory in a way that Windows 11 restricts. To fix this:
Navigate to your setup folder.
