(For those who still want to install / run SOA Suite 12.1.3 for whatever reason...)
Note: Oracle's 12.1.3 Quickstart install guide is located at: https://docs.oracle.com/middleware/1213/core/SOAQS/integrated.htm#SOAQS206. Or, you can use the quick cheat sheet below...
1. Download the SOA Suite 121.3 installer zip file from:
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/middleware/soasuite/downloads/soa1213qsdownload-2769533.html
-accept the OTN license and open up the Recommended Install Process region to get to the download
2. Unzip installer so you have the jar file in a directory <somewhere>
3. Download and install the JDK - docs say you need JDK 7 update 55 or later. I tested with JDK 7 update 80, which can be located at:
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/java-archive-downloads-javase7-521261.html#jdk-7u80-oth-JPR
specifically for Windows 64 bit: http://download.oracle.com/otn/java/jdk/7u80-b15/jdk-7u80-windows-x64.exe (though this link only works if you have accepted the license agreement in the last 30 mins...)
Note: SOA Suite 12.1.3 only runs with Java 7 (not 8). SOA Suite 12.2.1 only runs with Java 8 (not 7...)
4. Open up a command prompt - RUNNING AS ADMINISTRATOR by right-clicking the command prompt icon and choosing run as administrator - and cd to where you put the SOA Suite jar files. You will also need to make sure you are picking up the right Java - both the right version you just downloaded and the one associated with a JDK and not a JRE. For me, accepting the default location on Windows 64 bit for my Java installation, I was able to run the SOA Suite installer with:
"C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.7.0_80\bin\java.exe" -jar fmw_12.1.3.0.0_soa_quickstart.jar
(on my laptop, it takes 2-3 mins to extract all the files and then the graphical installer comes up - the screens in the installer wizard are pretty self-explanatory so I won't go through them here...)
5. Fire up JDev and go!
