Re: Any problems reinstalling NT on Oracle server?

Backup the registry key(s) for oracle under hkeylcoalmachine/software/oracle Backup the ORANT directory (just in case) Backup everything else (just in case)
Reinstall NT
Dont let it overrite newer files
import the registry keys backed up earlier. Usually works.
If not, blow everything away, reformat( cleans up junk from last year or so), install NT, install sp5,reinstall oracle and use same directories you used before, recreate your oracle services for any instances you have, restore backup over the top of the ORANT directory. Rock and Roll.
May miss something with first example. Second example has worked often for me. That is how I move a copy of the database to another machine quickly.

Simpliest solution. Full export. Blow everything away. Reinstall and reformat. reinstall oracle. Recreate instances and datafiles. Import the database.

clay davidson
clay_at_his.com

Adrian Shepherd wrote in message <6i89gv$aa9$1_at_plutonium.btinternet.com>...
>Re-installing NT will mess with Oracle as Oracle places DLL's etc in the
>system directory.
>
>The general opinion here is RETHINK ! If Oracle told me to re-install NT I
>would laugh loudly...
>
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>Jojo wrote in message <35479554.24B840E_at_nowhere.com>...
>>Errrrr his is kind of scary and I haven't tried it yet, just make sure
the
>>reinstall will not
>>overwrite your NT Oracle registry or ini files .... If it does .. Maybe
>you
>>hafta reinstall oracle again ...
>>
>>Good Luck ..
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>>Greg Parsons wrote:
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>>> Hi Ryan,
>>> I think you should rethink reinstalling NT. If it is truely
>necessary,
>>> be prepared to reinstall Oracle from scratch. Reinstalling NT will not
>>> 'mess with the database at all' - it will make that section(s) of disk
>>> unreadable by your OS. It's a hierarchy, OS needs CMOS, Oracle needs
OS,
>>> not an installation of peers. HTH, Greg
>>>
>>> Ryan Riggin wrote:
>>>
>>> > I'm the only support person here at the office and I need to reinstall
>>> > NT 3.51 on our server that's running Oracle 7. Will reinstalling NT
>mess
>>> > with the database at all? I'm going to do a full backup in any case
but
>>> > was wondering if this is going to turn out to be some long involved
>>> > process.
>>> >
>>> > Thanks.
>>> >
>>> > --
>>> > Wm. Ryan Riggin ryan_at_cybersmith.com
>>> > Network Engineer 212-655-4423
>>> > Apprentice Miracle Worker 212-655-4401 (fax)
>>> > Cybersmith, Inc
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Received on Sun May 03 1998 - 19:29:19 CDT