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Re: How do I de-install oracle816

From: kt <h78816_at_loisto.uwasa.fi>
Date: Mon, 23 Oct 2000 13:15:31 +0300
Message-ID: <Pine.GSO.4.21.0010231313090.14842-100000@loisto.uwasa.fi>

Use some register cleaner software as Cleansweep or EasyCleaner and is lot of anothers to.

KT

> From: Roger Crowley <villagefox_at_my-deja.com>
> Newsgroups: comp.databases.oracle, comp.databases.oracle.misc,
> comp.databases.oracle.server, comp.databases.oracle.tools
> Subject: Re: How do I de-install oracle816
>
> I just went thru a similar situation on WinNT, trying to remove 8.0.5.
> The uninstall didn't remove all of the entries in the registry (don't
> know if Win2k is same), so I fired up regedit and searched for any
> registry keys containing "orant" (top level of the path I couldn't
> remove) and deleted any keys I found ... and there were lots of them.
> Until they were removed from the registry, I got a message telling me
> the folders might be in use. It's a real pain in the neck (I must have
> deleted a zillion registry nodes), but Oracle isn't the only software
> product that doesn't clean up after itself in the registry.
>
> In article <8spfq0$odt$1_at_ctb-nnrp2.saix.net>,
> "Billy Verreynne" <vslabs_at_onwe.co.za> wrote:
> > "myusuf" <m.yusuf_at_sympatico.ca> wrote in message
> > news:B5XH5.51101$oN2.1864432_at_news20.bellglobal.com...
> > > After I de-installed Oracle 816 to install fresh on win2k, there
 are still
> > > Oracle directories which I can not delete. It gives me a message
 that I
 can
> > > not delete "access denied the source me be in use". Can anyone tell
 me how
> > > to delete those directories.?
> >
> > Make sure that all Oracle Services (in Service Manager) is terminated
 and
> > uninstalled (unregistered).
> >
> > Likely there's still a OraNT service that is locking folders and/or
 files,
> > preventing you from deleting them.
> >
> > Billy
> >
> >
>
> --
> Have a good day!
> Roger Crowley DBA
> MedImpact Healthcare Systems, Inc.
> San Diego CA
>
>
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> Before you buy.
>
Received on Mon Oct 23 2000 - 05:15:31 CDT

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