Re: ociw32.dll

From: Paul Drake <paled_at_comcast.net>
Date: Sun, 24 Mar 2002 05:05:46 GMT
Message-ID: <3C9D5F4A.5090709@comcast.net>

Bud Socks wrote:

> hi,
>
> i have installed Oracle 8.1.7. on W2k Adv.Srv, SP2
>
> Applying the patch 8.1.7.2.1 terminated in an error : ....ociw32.dll
> could not be written...
>
> oracle_home\...\bin\ociw32.dll does exist, but cannot be deleted even not
> after stopping all
> oracle services.
>
> After rebooting into safe mode i was able to delete this dll !
>
>
> Whats up with that ?
>
>
> Bud

the site SysInternals http://www.sysinternals.com has a utility to list all loaded .dlls. Grab the utility and see what has the ociw32.dll locked. Before applying patches, you are best off to set all Oracle Services to manual, as well as all services that use oracle .dlls, such as backup software agents, snmp agents, etc. Reboot.
run your patches, rebuild the dictionary and java system as described in the release notes.
set the services that you have set to manual back to automatic Reboot.

hth,

Paul Received on Sat Mar 23 2002 - 23:05:46 CST