Re: Backing Up Oracle 8i - Stopping NT Service

> What if I set the registry parameters "parameter ora_shutdown or
> ora_sid_shutdown to True." Will that help?

Set ORA_SID_SHUTDOWN to TRUE in your registry and also set ORA_SID_SHUTDOWNTYPE to 'I' for "immediate". Then, when you shut down the service, it should do a SHUTDOWN IMMEDIATE on your instance.

HTH,
Brian

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