Re: changing workgroup corrupts autostart service on windows 2000?

"FC" <flavio_at_tin.it> wrote in message news:<LuXNb.129596$_P.4632654_at_news4.tin.it>...
> Hi all,
> I am experiencing problems with the autostart setting of a database service
> and instance, after changing the workgroup.
> This happens on Windows 2000 server + SP3 and Oracle 9.2.0.1.0.
> I found a message suggesting to recreate the service using ORADIM but it
> didn't work.
> The event viewer does not show any entry for oracle unlike normally happens
> upon booting up the machine and also the ALRTxxxx.log file doesn't record
> anything.
> It looks like the service doesn't start at all.
> All Oracle registry setting seem ok, I didn't change them since the db
> installation.
> If I start the db manually, it works fine.
> I am going to reinstall Oracle from scratch unless someone comes up with a
> solution first.
>
> Any ideas?
> Bye,
> Flavio
>
> --

Flavio,

you might try deleting an re-creating the service. you can use the utility oradim.exe for both.

type

C:\> oradim

to obtain its man page.

What account was the service running as, localsystem?

Pd Received on Sat Jan 17 2004 - 17:40:25 CST