Re: 10g dbca fails to start

ievel wrote:
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Howard J. Rogers" <hjr_at_dizwell.com>
> Newsgroups: comp.databases.oracle.server
> Sent: Tuesday, November 02, 2004 10:21 PM
> Subject: Re: 10g dbca fails to start
>
> >
> > "ievel" <iev§takitout§el_at_sky§takitout§net.be> wrote in message
> > news:4187f4d8$0$30703$ba620e4c_at_news.skynet.be...
> >> "Howard J. Rogers" <hjr_at_dizwell.com> wrote in message
> >> news:4187ec58$0$24988$afc38c87_at_news.optusnet.com.au...
> >>>
> >>> "ievel" <iev§takitout§el_at_sky§takitout§net.be> wrote in message
> >>> news:4187e80d$0$15728$ba620e4c_at_news.skynet.be...
> >>>>I installed 10.1.0.2 on XP SP2. When starting the different assistants
> >>>>they fail to start without any error code or anything displayed. Process
> >>>>java.exe hangs at 100% CPU. DBCA already failed during installation.
> >>>> Database Configuration Assistant, Database Upgrade Assistant, Net
> >>>> Configuration Assistant and Net Manager all have the same problem.
> >>>> Starting the assistants via command line gives same problem.
> >>>>
> >>>> I know that this problem can be caused by having multiple homes on the
> >>>> same machine. But there is only one home on this machine.
> >>>> I already looked every where for any hints, including otn and metalink,
> >>>> without any luck.
> >>>>
> >>>> Somebody has any ideas?
> >>>>
> >>>> Thanks,
> >>>> ievel
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> My first guess is: get rid of service pack 2. Or at least stop the
> >>> Security Centre service, and make sure the firewall is turned off.
> >>>
> >>> Regards
> >>> HJR
> >>>
> >>
> >> I had the same problem before installing SP2. Turning of the Security
> >> Centre service and the firewall doesn't help....
> >
> > Well, then you're doing something else wrong. Is this machine a clean XP
> > installation? Does it use DHCP?
> >
> > 10g goes onto a clean, properly-configured Windows XP Professional machine
> > without any effort at all, and with all its interesting bits working
> > afterwards.
> >
> > HJR
> >
> Yes it uses DHCP, but why should this influence the startup of a GUI
> interface?
>
> This is not what you call a clean XP installation, it is a machine I"m using
> for personal testing and developing. But it is installed and configured
> properly.
> Ideally maybe 10g should be installed on a clean system but this is not
> always possible.
> And this is not an excuse why none of the GUI interfaces should start.

Try checking the DBCA shortcut then using a CMD window to manually launch from the assistants start-in directory.

Also try removing any paths that might not be relevant before launching.

hth
connor

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