Re: Service wouldnt start in 8i

Is the service set to start Automatic?

Is the database set to autostart?
( ORA_<SID>_AUTOSTART set to TRUE in the registry)

On 11/29/05, Mark John <mark_mit09_at_yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> Hi All
> OS - XP
> Oracle - 8i (one of our clients has 8i and doents want to change)
> I created a simple db throught hte DB config assistant. and was able to
> login. But once the machine is restarted when I try to login it says ORACLE
> not available. wen I checj the service through control panel - the
> particular srv is keeps on saying startng...tnslsner is started
> I tried creating a new service thru oradim and starting it - it says
> errors in processign parameters...went into sql plus and did startup
> pfile...open recover...it says db mounted etc,,,but the service doenst start
> at all?
> Any suggestion would be welcome - Is 8i and xp angry with each other?
>
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