Re: How do I uninstall the Oracle services in W2K?

Editing the registry work for deleting a service, but there are at least two branches and sometimes three to delete. You are better off using instsrv or sc. BTW, you can download sc from the MS website. Just search for SC.EXE.

"Niall Litchfield" <n-litchfield_at_audit-commission.gov.uk> wrote in message news:96bcg9$b1v$1_at_soap.pipex.net...
> well you live and learn. My installation of the resource kit contains
>
> INSTSRV.EXE Service Installer which Howard refers to.
> SC.EXE Service configuration tool which I referred to
>
> and of course being Microsoft a GUI interface as well
>
> SRVINSTW.EXE Service Installation Wizard.
>
> Somehow I expect there is an API, an activeX control and an MMC snap-in
> somewhere in the works as well.
>
> seriously all these available tools rather suggest that registry editing
 is
> a bit pointless.
>
> --
> Niall Litchfield
> Oracle DBA
> Audit Commission UK
> "Howard J. Rogers" <howardjr_at_www.com> wrote in message
> news:3a890d66_at_news.iprimus.com.au...
> >
> > "Niall Litchfield" <n-litchfield_at_audit-commission.gov.uk> wrote in
 message
> > news:96at51$rrr$1_at_soap.pipex.net...
> > > For the record the NT4 Resource Kit Utility is called sc.exe (catchy
 huh
> > > they'll be naming editors with two letter abbreviations next :-)).
> >
> > I'd swear blind it had a name something like instsrv.exe. Anything
 remotely
> > resembling that on the disk???
> >
> > Regards
> > HJR
> >
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> >
> > Usual
> > > disclaimer about regedit goes here. The oracle services are defined by
> > > registry entries under IIRC HKLM\system\currentcontrolset\services -
 but
 do
> > > a search for Oracle - and the relevantly named keys can be deleted
 from
 the
> > > registry in the event of a service deletion utility not existing for
> > win2K.
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Received on Tue Feb 13 2001 - 08:28:37 CST