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In article <bcmrvv$hfd$1_at_nets3.rz.RWTH-Aachen.DE>,
kuku_at_accms33.physik.rwth-aachen.de says...
> Due to some mess that happened while I was trying to resurrect
> an 8i server I'm trying to reinstall 8i on that server.
>
> The server installation went through but afterwards, although
> the services were running I got ORA 12451 No listener (number off memory)
> and this was probably due to existing TNSNAMES.ORA and LISTENER.ORA
> files that were there from a previous installation (which was a copy
> of the tree from another machine)
>
> Anyway, to make a long story short: What is the safest and quickest way
> to wipe out an Oracle installation to such an extent that a new server
> installation from CD is possible.
>
> --
> Chris Christoph P. U. Kukulies kukulies (at) rwth-aachen.de
>
You didn't mention your platform, but for Windows that procedure is
described in the Installation Guide for NT, chapter 8.