Re: Uninstalled Oracle, need to remove NT Services

From: Uwe Küchler <uwe_at_kuechler.org>
Date: Thu, 10 Jan 2002 17:30:37 +0100
Message-ID: <a1kfj8$m3g$01$1@news.t-online.com>

James Carroll wrote:

> I had Oracle8i installed, played around with it for a while, then
> uninstalled it. However the uninstall left behind the NT Services entries
> (I'm actually running Win 2k Adv Svr).

If you don't have access to the W2k resource kit or similar helper applications, try removing the services manually. Look under:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services

for service names like "Oracle..." and delete them. You may also have some Oracle entries left under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\ORACLE

Simply remove the whole "ORACLE" key, reboot your machine afterwards and you're "clean".
Remember: Thou shalt not modify thy registry without a valid backup!

Regards,
Uwe. Received on Thu Jan 10 2002 - 10:30:37 CST