Re: Make RAS work and Larry will give you a million bucks - GUARANTEED

After taking David's advice, I would suggest some psycho-therapy. Perhaps "Serenity Now" is right down your alley.

Matt.

In article <8uovfr$stq$1_at_nnrp1.deja.com>,   David Fitzjarrell <oratune_at_aol.com> wrote:
> In our last gripping episode "Joseph Kramar" <j-kramar7_at_nospammers-
> ar.com.au> wrote:
> > Here is the easiest way to make a cool million....be
> > the first to fix my computer that Oracle FUCKED up,
> > then write to Larry to claim your million...couldn't be
> > simpler.
> >
> > I installed Oracle 8i Enterprise 8.1.5 on my Windows
> > NT. This came with "Oracle 8i for Windows NT
> > Starter Kit" by Oracle Press. Following the instructions
> > in that book, this installs the Oracle 8i server, Net8,
> > and a starter database. So now I can use Oracle, use
> > SQL*Plus, use ODBC on the same machine to talk
> > to Oracle, etc. All apparently ok.
> >
> > Except that Dial-up Networking / Remote Access
> > Services (RAS) no longer work - I can no longer dial
> > out to the internet or anyone else! When double-clicking
> > Dial-Up Networking, it gives
> > "Cannot load the Remote Access Connection Manager
> > service. Error 711: RasMan initialization failure.
> > Check the event log."
> >
> > The NT event log shows two events:
> > 1) Event ID: 20032.
> > Remote Access Connection Manager failed to start
> > because it could not load one or more communication
> > DLLs. Ensure that your communication hardware is
> > installed and then restart the computer. If the problem
> > persists, reinstall the Remote Access Service.
> > 2) Event ID: 7024
> > The Remote Access Connection Manager service
> > terminated with service-specific error 615.
> >
> > I've set Oracle to start manually instead of automatically,
> > but it makes little difference: Dial-Up Networking won't
> > work, whether or not any Oracle service is running.
> >
> > I tried reinstalling RAS as it suggested above (in
> > Control Panel,. Network icon). Unfortunately when it
> > gets to the part where it tries to detect the modem, it
> > doesn't find it. It pretends it's not there.
> >
> > This is 100% an Oracle problem. I've had my computer
> > working fine for ages until now, and it's the installation
> > of Oracle that has now screwed it up.
> >
>
> So, have you de-installed ORACLE? If ORACLE is truly the problem
> performing a de-install should correct the problems that were created.
>
> > Sybase didn't do that. Sybase worked. Sybase doesn't
> > FUCK up your computer when you install it. Sybase
> > also doesn't take 2 hours to install.
> >
> > NT should be detecting the modem automatically. It
> > didn't need any "modem drivers" (not for NT, anyway)
> > before, and I don't have any for NT anyway (only Win95).
> >
> > No, I'm not going install any "latest service pack" to
> > wreck my computer further. I don't need it. ORACLE
> > wrecked my computer. Now ORACLE will pay out its
> > million dollars, because this is CONCRETE PROOF
> > that its product is inferior to Sybase.
> >
>
> The only thing this is CONCRETE PROOF of is either an ORACLE
> installation gone awry (you didn't mention if there were any errors
> generated by the ORACLE installation), not enough memory to handle
 both
> ORACLE and RAS or a DLL version issue. De-install ORACLE, then
> reinstall RAS.
>
> > Larry would do well to concentrate on making its only
> > product - the database - work properly instead of
> > worrtying about "diversifying" or searching through
> > other peoples' rubbish. Oracle is not an
> > e-business company. It is not an ASP company.
> > It is not a "suites" or "hosting servers" company.
> > It is a database company, period. Nothing more.
> > Microsoft is a diversified company. Oracle is not.
> > Ellison will never, EVER, be better than Bill Gates.
> >
> > Go on, I challenge someone to get my computer
> > working again.
> >
>
> Again, de-install ORACLE.
>
> > (By the way, if I ever catch that person who was
> > responsible for that animated fire alarm icon that pops
> > up whenever the Oracle installer encounters a problem,
> > there will be mass destruction.
> > )
> >
> >
>
> --
> David Fitzjarrell
> Oracle Certified DBA
>
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>

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Before you buy. Received on Mon Nov 13 2000 - 09:20:26 CST