Re: Installation Problems

good luck with it, and be ready to reinstall windows if it all goes to heck.

joe

JoJo Al-Zawawi wrote:

> Thanks a lot, Joe. Since I backed up my registry before I installed Oracle,
> I can probably just import the backed-up registry and save myself some time.
> We'll see how it goes!
>
> Cheers,
> JoJo
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> Sent: Saturday, January 12, 2002 5:45 AM
> To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
>
>
> here you go, save it, i'm sure you'll need it in the future, i dont do
> oracle database on windoze but support the clients.
>
>
> ---cut here-----------
>
> Introduction
> ------------
>
> Removing or deinstalling Oracle software from an 95/98/NT operating system
> requires several steps to completely creating a 'clean' machine. This
> document explains what must be done to remove all Oracle software from the
> system.
>
>
> Warning
> -------
>
> 1) Backup
>
> Be careful, because these steps remove all Oracle software, Oracle
> services,
> and Oracle registry entries from the system. So it is advisable
> that you
> first perform a backup, if required, of certain files like:
>
> SQL*Nnet configuration files
> Database files
> Self-written scripts
>
> that are stored under the oracle home directory, etc.
>
> 2) The following procedures require the editing of Windows registry,
> which is
> a
> potentially dangerous operation. There is no undo option in the
> Registry
> Editor.
>
> Content
> -------
>
> A. 32-bit on Windows NT
> B. 32-bit on Win95/Win98
> C. 16-bit
>
> A. 32-bit on Windows NT
> -----------------------
> 1. Ensure that you are logged in as a user with Administrator
> privileges.
>
> 2. Stop all Oracle-related services and all Oracle programs.
>
> 3. Remove the database services via the oradim command. This can be
> done via ORADIMXX -DELETE -SID <SID> or via the 'SC' tool of the
> resource kit.
>
> For a full explanation on using the ORADIM command, see
> <<NOTE:61621.1>&
> gt;.
>
> As from 8.1.6, the method for deinstalling is to first run Net8CA
> in Deinstall mode, then run DBCA to delete a database, then run OUI
> to deinstall the products. At this point, all services should be
> removed.
>
> 4. Start the ODBC administrator applet, if installed, and remove any
> Oracle DSN definitions.
>
> 5. Remove the Oracle software via the Oracle installer or the
> Universal Installer (8.1.5 and onwards). Make sure that all
> services related to Oracle are stopped first.
> Note that you cannot remove the installer itself.
>
> If Legato Storage Manager is installed on the system, then remove
> it via
> the uninstaller executable that is shipped with Legato.
> Start->Programs->Networker->Uninstall Networker
>
> Caution: If Legato Storage Manager was installed independently of
> Oracle, DO NOT REMOVE LSM, because your system's backup
> environment may be adversely affected.
>
> 6. Start the Event Viewer, Log->Application, and clean up the
> application logs for Oracle.
>
> 7. Start the registry editor. This can be done via regedit or
> regedt32.
>
> a) If the Oracle Universal Installer (OUI) was used, go to
> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Oracle and write down the value of
> the INST_LOC variable. This shows you where the OUI
> software is installed. This can then be used to remove the OUI
> from the machine afterwards.
>
> b) Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software and remove the ORACLE key,
> look into the ODBC key for any 'leftovers' of Oracle. If they
> exist, then remove them as well.
>
> c) Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services and
> verify that all services that start with 'Oracle' are removed.
> If this is not the case, then remove the services starting with
> 'Oracle' (database related) and the ones that start with
> 'OraWeb' (Oracle Application Server related).
> No entries will not be removed from the services dialog box
> until you reboot.
>
> d) Go to
> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\EventLog\
> Application and look for keys that start with 'Oracle'.
> Normally, they should have been removed in Step 5.
>
> e) Go to
> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion
> \Uninsta.
> ll
> and remove all entries related to Oracle
>
> Typical entries to found there are:
> Oracle JInitiator 1.1.x.x
>
> f) Close the registry editor.
>
> 8. Remove any Oracle related .INI files that may exist in the Windows
> NT Boot directory. The Windows NT boot directory may be found by
> entering "SET WINDIR" from a command prompt.
>
> Typical Oracle .INI files include ORADIM73.INI, ORADIM80.INI,
> ORACLE.INI, ORAODBC.INI
>
> 9. Go to Start->Settings->control Panel->System->Environment.
> * Select in the 'System Variables' window the PATH variable and
> remove the %ORACLE_HOME%\BIN directory. If JRE was installed by
> Oracle, then remove the JRE path as well.
> (For example: ...;C:\Orant\Bin;C:\Program Files\Oracle\jre\1.
> 1.7\bin;...)
> * Check the ¿User Variables for user xxx¿ section also for Oracle
> entries to remove.
> * Check as well the ¿System Variables¿ as ¿User Variables for user
> xxx¿ windows for Oracle variable to remove: typical entries could
> be: ORACLE_SID, TNS_ADMIN, ¿
>
> 10. Remove any icons and references from the start menu. They are
> listed into the C:\Winnt\Profiles\All Users\Start Menu\Programs
> directory.
> Normally, they should be removed by the Oracle Installer in Step 4.
>
> 11. Remove the %ORACLE_HOME% directory from the machine, either by
> using the Windows NT Explorer or from the command prompt.
>
> 12. If the Oracle products were installed via the Oracle Universal
> Installer, then remove this also from the system. By default, it is
> installed under the Oracle directory in C:\Program Files, although
> you could have specified an alternative directory when
> you installed the Oracle Universal Installer (OUI). In that case,
> look at the INST_LOC parameter you have noted down in Step 6a.
>
> 13. Reboot your computer.
>
>
> B. 32-bit on Win95/Win98
> ------------------------
>
> 1. Stop all Oracle programs.
>
> 2. Start the ODBC administrator applet, if installed, and remove any
> Oracle DSN definitions.
>
> 3. Remove the Oracle software via the Oracle installer or the
> Universal Installer (8.1.5 and onwards). Note that you cannot remove
> the installer itself.
> If Legato Storage Manager is installed on the system, then remove
> it via
> the uninstaller executable that is shipped with Legato.
> Start->Programs->Networker->Uninstall Networker
>
> Caution: If Legato Storage Manager was installed independently of
> Oracle, then DO NOT REMOVE LSM, because your system's backup
> environment may be adversely affected.
>
> 4. Start the registry editor. This can be done via regedit or
> regedt32.
>
> a) If the Oracle Universal Installer (OUI) was used, go to
> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Oracle and write down the value of
> the INST_LOC variable. This is showing you where the OUI
> software is installed. This can then be used to remove the OUI
> from the machine afterwards.
>
> b) Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software and remove the ORACLE key,
> look into the ODBC key for any 'leftovers' of Oracle, if they
> exist remove them as well.
>
> c) Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\
> CurrentVersion\Uninstall and remove all entries related to
> Oracle.
>
> 5. Close the registry editor.
>
> 6. Edit your AUTOEXEC.BAT file and remove the %ORACLE_HOME%\bin and
> JRE paths from the PATH.
> (For example: ...;C:\Orant\Bin;C:\Program Files\Oracle\jre\1.1.
> 7\bin;...)
> Check if any Oracle variables are set in the AUTOEXEC.BAT. If
> there are,
> then remove them.
>
> 7. Remove any icons and references from the Start menu. They are
> listed in the C:\Windows\Start Menu\Programs directory via W.
> indows
> Explorer. These are not always removed by the Oracle installer in
> Step 2.
>
> 8. Remove the %ORACLE_HOME% directory from the machine, either by
> using the Windows Explorer or from the command prompt.
>
> 9. If the Oracle products were installed via the Oracle Universal
> Installer, remove this also from the system. By default, it is
> installed under the Oracle directory in C:\Program Files, although
> you could have specified an alternative directory when
> you installed the Oracle Universal Installer (OUI). In that case,
> look at the INST_LOC parameter you have noted down in Step 3a.
>
> 10. Remove any Oracle-related .INI files that may exist in the Windows
> directory. The Windows may be found by entering "echo %WINDIR%"
> from a command prompt.
>
> Typical Oracle .INI files include ORADIM73.INI, ORADIM80.INI,
> ORACLE.INI, ORAODBC.INI
>
> 11. Reboot you computer.
>
>
> C. 16-bit
> ---------
>
> The default Oracle Home for Windows 3.X is orawin.
>
> 1. If the database is running, then shut it down.
>
> 2. Deinstall all Oracle products with the Oracle Installer.
>
> a) Run orainst.exe from your Oracle Home. The Oracle Software
> Asset Manager window is displayed.
>
> b) Select all of the Oracle products that are listed in the
> right window pane.
>
> c) Click the [REMOVE] button.
>
> 3. Delete your ORACLE_HOME directory.
>
> 4. Use your favorite text editor and edit win.ini.
>
> a) Locate the ora_config parameter.
> Remove the file that ora_config points to.
>
> b) Delete all references to Oracle from the win.ini file.
> Reference:
> ----------
>
> Cleanly Uninstalling Oracle8i RDBMS Software from
> Unix.
>
>
>
> ---------------- cut here--------------
>
>
>
> JoJo Al-Zawawi wrote:
>
>

>>Hi Joe,
>>
>>Please mail me the "metalstink" thing -- I've never heard of it.  I agree
>>that it sounds like I need to do a brutal erase.
>>
>>Bwaaaaa !!!
>>
>>Thanks in advance!
>>--JoJo
>>
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>Sent: Friday, January 11, 2002 7:45 PM
>>To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
>>
>>
>>sounds like you need to do the brutal erase of all oracle products from 
>>a windoze machine.  THere is a document on metalstink about how to 
>>remove oracle entirely from a windoze machine, if you dont have 
>>metalstink access let me know, i'll email it to you direct.
>>
>>joe
>>
>>
>>JoJo Al-Zawawi wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>>>Hi all,
>>>
>>>I just tried to install Oracle 9i personal edition for Win98 on my Win98
>>>
>>>
>>PC.
>>
>>
>>>After quite a bit of installation, it got to a part where it was creating
>>>some database or something, and I got an error:  "The program encountered
>>>
>>>
>>an
>>
>>
>>>invalid page exception. Fault location: 0028:0022  Interrupts in service:
>>>None"  And it advised me to reboot, which I did.
>>>
>>>Now I cannot get the installation program to re-start, no matter what I
>>>
>>>
>>do,
>>
>>>from the CD-ROM, from the computer, from running various programs on the
>>
>>>CD-ROM, what have you.  I can't un-install it because (a) it doesn't show
>>>
>>>
>>up
>>
>>
>>>on Windows' uninstall list and (b) the Oracle installer won't run.
>>>
>>>It starts to run (a brief flash of the "installer" graphic), then the
>>>
>>>
>>CD-ROM
>>
>>
>>>quits and nothing happens.
>>>
>>>Any ideas?
>>>
>>>Thanks,
>>>JoJo
>>>
>>>

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