Re: Can't delete Bad Instance

From: <jhy_at_earthling.net>
Date: 1 Oct 1998 17:27:06 GMT
Message-ID: <3613BB68.F0724C66@earthling.net>

I've had problems deleting unwanted instances as well. I usually end up going into the registry and deleting the services.

Dick Weisinger wrote:

> I tried to create a new instance today on an NT machine with Oracle8 using
> the oradim80.exe Instance Manager.
> I think my init<sid> file was bad. During the "New" instance creation there
> was an error.
> Now when I try to delete the instance to try again with the oradim Instance
> Manager I get the error:
> ORA-00205 error in identifying the controlfile.
> I can't get rid of the bad instance. It seems to be only half installed.
> One of the two services shows up for this instance in the NT services list
> in the Control panel.
> Any ideas?
> Thanks
Received on Thu Oct 01 1998 - 12:27:06 CDT