RE: Uninstall oracle

<hkey_local_machine - system - currentcontrolset - services > take a look on ALL the controlsets.

Yechiel Adar, Mehish Computer Services
adary_at_mehish.co.il

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> From: orantdba [SMTP:orantdba_at_netscape.net]
> Sent: Mon, January 14, 2002 5:55 PM
> To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
> Subject: Re: Uninstall oracle
>
> Perhaps because Oracle 8.0.x is not supported on Win2k.
>
> Assuming you have no valid Oracle files on the system, to deinstall you
> will need to do the following
>
> 1. If any oracle services were created, make sure they are shut down
> 2. Using Oracle explorer of similar tool delete the entire directory
> pointed to by oracle_home
> 3. Using Oracle explorer or similar tool delete the entire directory
> c:\program files\oracle and subdirectories
>
> 4. Using regedit or regedt32 remove the entire key
> hkey_local_machine - software - Oracle
>
> 5. Remove all services that are associated with oracle (if any). This
> can be done using the resource kit utility
> delsrv or by using regedit or regedt32 to find and remove the services.
> If using regedit you will be going to
> the hkey_local_machine - system - currentcontrolset - services and
> remove the oracle services.
>
> There may be still be a few files floating around on the c: drive but
> this should be enough to let you reinstall Oracle8i.
>
> John
>
> iashraf_at_csc.com wrote:
>
> >As an experiment i tried installing oracle 8 (for NT) on my PC at home
> >(which is win2k)it crashed at an early stage( with some OS
> >error-obviously) How do i uninstall this crashed version? and why does
> >oracle 8i (for NT) install without a problem?
> >
> >cheers all
> >
>
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