Anyone using onames on win2k server + 8.1.7 ?

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        Ive gone round and round with a new install of 8.17 and getting names to work.
Initially when a name server was greated and upi opend the NET8 config, it would crash
Searching metalink provided the needed patches 1,2,3,4
Aplied all in sequence without errors
Import large tnsfile into names, save config and exit All the instances can be querried through the name server both locally
(on the machine) and remotely

However
When the service restarts, or machine reboots all configuration is lost

Searched metalnk and diddnt comeup with too much. I opned a TAR and was suggested to move to 9.x
Well, Ive spent so much time on this and I need to maintain the 8.1.x version for this particullar server
So, my question is anyone using onames on win2k server 8.1.7

My banner is as follows

SQL*Plus: Release 8.1.7.0.0 - Production on Fri Jul 25 13:37:17 2003
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Connected to:
Oracle8i Enterprise Edition Release 8.1.7.4.1 - Production With the Partitioning option
JServer Release 8.1.7.4.1 - Production

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SYSTEM_at_ORCL -> Thanks and have a good weekend Received on Fri Jul 25 2003 - 13:53:59 CDT