rigasp_at_yahoo.co.uk said...
> I really dont know how I can remove oracle 9ias from my computer. ever
> since I installed it is dead slow. now i tried to remove it and it
> remains idle for half an hour " ...Deinstalling oracle 9i application
> server instance .. completed 0%!!"
>
> Could anyone please help me fix this problem? can i remove 9ias
> manually?
> thanx
>
The following steps worked for me when I wanted to completely remove
Oracle from a PC where I had "played" with installing 9iAS.
MISC.001 Completely remove Oracle from Windows NT/2000
Don't follow these steps if you only want to remove one product.
This procedure completely erases all knowledge of Oracle on your PC.
Stop all Oracle services
NOTE: For this and all subsequent steps, make sure you are logged in
as a Windows NT/2000 Administrator.
- Choose Start -> Settings -> Control Panel
- Double-click Administrative Tools
- Double-click Services
- Stop all services that begin with "Oracle...":
- Right-click each service
- Choose Stop
Remove all registry entries related to Oracle
HKLM = HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
HKCU = HKEY_CURRENT_USER
HKCR = HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT
1. Choose Start -> Run
2. Type "regedit" and click OK
3. Delete following registry keys (can export first if cautious):
- HKLM -> Software -> Oracle (all)
- HKLM -> Software -> Apache Group -> Apache -> 1.x.x (some):
Delete node if it points to Oracle; otherwise leave it
- HKLM -> Software -> Classes (some):
Delete any folders that begin with "Ora"
- HKLM -> System -> CurrentControlSet -> Services (some):
Delete any folders that begin with "Ora"
- HKLM -> System -> ControlSet001 [thru 00n] -> Services (some):
Delete any folders that begin with "Ora"
- HKCU -> Software -> Oracle (all)
- HKCR
Delete all folders starting with "Ora" or "Orcl"
Remove all environment variables related to Oracle
- Choose Start -> Settings -> Control Panel
- Double-click System
- Depending on your O/S:
- Windows NT - Select Environment tab
- Windows 2000 - Select Advanced tab
- Click Environment Variables
- In the User Variables area, select and delete any of the following:
- DISCO_JRE
- DISCO_VBROKER
- VBROKER_JAVAVM
- VBROKER_TAG
- WV_GATEWAY_CFG
- Select and edit the PATH variable to remove all Oracle directory
references
Remove Windows NT Oracle user(s) [optional]
- Choose Start -> Programs -> Administrative Tools -> User Manager for
Domains
- Highlight the appropriate user(s)
- Click Delete
Remove Oracle folders from all disks
- Open Windows Explorer (or My Computer)
- Delete any folders where you've installed Oracle software - such as:
- C:\Oracle\*
- C:\Program Files\Oracle\*
- Delete any temp folders - such as:
- C:\Temp\Install Guide\*
- C:\Temp\OraInstall\*
Remove Oracle shortcuts
- Right-click Start and choose Explore
- Remove any Oracle-related shortcuts you have
- Remove any Oracle-related shortcuts other users have - such as:
- All Users
- Default User
- Administrator
Reboot [optional]
- Choose Start -> Shutdown -> Restart
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/Karsten
Received on Thu Feb 13 2003 - 10:54:01 CST
