RE: Autostarting databases

>Check what SP is installed on the server.
>This is a common problem with Y2K SP1.
>Upgrade to SP2.

This is windows 2k server service pack 3

>Have a look at the strt<sid>.cmd script which is used for
>starting the instance/DB inside %ORACLE_HOME%\DATABASE.

That must be a personal custom script.
 Ive searched all my nt and win2k servers and only have a TRCFMT.cmd  which looks like a file to format trace files

>
> Let's try the simple solution first. How about using the
> Services utility in Control Panel to check the service for
> startup ="AUTO".

Yes its on auto

> Then specify the parameters that are to be
> used for startup, like "pfile=xxxxxx".

Your talking about the properties window of the service?  Where it says "You can specify the parameters that apply when you start the service from here"

If so that will start the database but the setting pfile=xxxxx does not retain. So, it seems like you can only pass that parameter, the pfile=xxx once

> Specify the userid
> that is supposed to start the database, preferably not the
> Administrator userid, but Oracle or a derivative of it.

So your asying I need a win2k account for the database user? Ive never heard of that nor have seen parameters in any other configurations.
>
> This method has been known to work.
>
> RWB
>

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