Re: How to REMOVE Oracle Registry entries

From: Peter C. Hugger <phugger_at_home.com>
Date: Tue, 30 Jan 2001 09:27:42 -0500
Message-ID: <956j1d$q07@nnrp4.farm.idt.net>

To completely remove an Oracle installation a few other steps are necessary:

In REGEDIT:

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HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services Delete all entries that begin with ORACLE. This will takes care of the services

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\EventLog\Application Delete all keys that begin with ORACLE.
This will handles the event logs

and the previously mentioned:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\ORACLE
Delete the entire branch

Oracle may also create entries under:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\ODBC
Check for Oracle related entries and delete

CONTROL PANEL->SYSTEM->ENVIRONMENT

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Clean out all oracle related entries including JRE from your PATH

FILE SYSTEM

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Delete Start Menu entries from:
<system_drive>: \Winnt\Profiles\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Oracle -
<HOME>

and
<system_drive>:\Winnt\Profiles\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Oracle
Installation Products.
Where <HOME> is the previous HOME name.

Delete all files and subdirectories on:
<system_drive>: \Program Files\Oracle

(from the Windows NT Explorer or from the command prompt).

Hope this helps,
PCH Received on Tue Jan 30 2001 - 08:27:42 CST