error while deleting database

From: john <john_g123_9_at_yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 26 Nov 2002 06:19:08 -0800
Message-ID: <F001.0050BE52.20021126061908@fatcity.com>

i need your advise with this one as i am trying to delete a database via the configuration Assistant tool. (deleting because of i had problems with this database as its control files were missing).

so should i go ahead and delete the service, because most likely none of the files would be deleted, because they are not being recognised anyway!! and also when i create a new database i should be naming it a new different name so that i get a new home directory and files. right ?

here is the Alert that i get as below.

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Oracle Database configuration Assistant : Alert The data files for the database with sid "TEST" could not be determined because the database could not be started. Do you want to delete the service anyway

i chose NO to this and exited out of the Assistant. and while exiting it gave an errro saying
DBCA-00039: Unable to detect the data files

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