Re: How to reinstall Oracle 8.0.5 but use existing DB files?

Thanks; that did the trick.

Valentin Mînzatu <mvali_at_rds.ro> wrote in message news:n9nx4.2$pm6.339_at_nreader1.kpnqwest.net...
> First of all you need to create a new instance. After that you should
> shutdown that instance and remove all of its files. After that you should
> copy your instanceless files in their place and startup the instance.
>
> Attention, if your prevoius files compound a altered database you could
 not
> manage to use it.
>
> Good luck,
> Valentin Mînzatu
> Oracle Programmer (http://www.brainbench.com/transcript.jsp?pid=130633)
>
> John Haskins <76054.334_at_compuserve.com> wrote in message
> news:fHmx4.1206$ct3.308700_at_dfiatx1-snr1.gtei.net...
> > Greetings, experienced Oracle mavens:
> >
> > My Oracle installation got corrupted to the point that I had to wipe the
> > installation (except ORACLE_HOME\DATABASE) and re-install it from
 scratch.
> > (NT4, O8.0.5) The reinstall succeeded. Now I would like to reinstate
 my
> > prior database files so that the actual database reappears and the prior
> > data is present. If someone could point me in the right direction for
 that,
> > I'd be very grateful.
> >
> > Thanks.
> >
> >
>
>
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