Re: 9.2.0.6 for win32

Another useful utility is listdlls (which I "think" is also a sysinternals utility) which will list all processes that have a dll loaded. I think something like listdlls | findstr /c d:\oracle (if you installed Oracle in d:\oracle) should show you what you need to know.

Graeme.

oracle-l-bounce_at_freelists.org wrote on 09/11/2004 06:16:27 AM:

> Donald,
>
> The OS service "microsoft distributed transaction coordinator" is a
> likely suspect.
> Other usual suspects include backup software agents and any
> application servers running on that host.
>
> The site "SysInternals.com" has a wealth of tools for finding things
> like processes that own handles on files, such as handle.exe and
> procexp.exe.
> It is most likely that the file that was locked was "ociw32.dll"
> under the %ORACLE_HOME%\bin directory.
> http://www.sysinternals.com/ntw2k/freeware/procexp.shtml
>
> the above page contains a link to the following article:
> http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q232/8/30.ASP
>
> Please be aware, that the patchset 9.2.0.6 for win32 is not in itself
> a solution for Oracle Security Alert #68, as described in the FAQ and
> patchset matrix notes on Metalink.
> Other one-off patchsets may also need to be applied.
>
> Paul
>
>
> On Mon, 8 Nov 2004 14:35:41 -0500, Freeman, Donald
> <dofreeman_at_state.pa.us> wrote:
> > We are just finishing up our first one. We had a pretty rocky start.
=
> > Although we stopped the database, stopped all the services, we were =
> > still getting messages that some of the Oracle dll's were in use by =
> > another program. We ending up 'ignoring' and 'continuing' and =
> > 'retrying' throughout the installation until we got 'patch
installation =
> > complete.' We did try to reboot to kill anything that might have
been =
> > hung but couldn't figure out what was running. It was a bad idea to =
> > push through; we corrupted the binaries and had to reinstall the base
=
> > 9.2.0.1. The second time through everything seems to be working fine.
=
> > We are almost done. Don't know about Data Guard.
> >
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: oracle-l-bounce_at_freelists.org
> > [mailto:oracle-l-bounce_at_freelists.org]On Behalf Of Alex
> > Sent: Monday, November 08, 2004 1:54 PM
> > To: oracle-l_at_freelists.org
> > Subject: Re: 9.2.0.6 for win32
> >
> > Has anyone installed this patch on Windows? Just wanted to ask your =
> > feedback regarding the installation as well as other issues
particularly =
> > those tied with Data Guard...
> > =20
> >
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > Fyi, although OTN's link to patches
> > (http://www.oracle.com/technology/support/patches.htm ) says the
latest
> > version for win32 is 9.2.0.5, Metalink has a 9.2.0.6. patch for win32,
> > release Oct 31st.
> >
> > When I checked on Friday I didn't see 9.2.0.6 patches for linux or =
> > tru64.
> >
> > Patrice.
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