Re: removing previous installations effects for Oracle 10-win32

From: happy <ehabaziz2001_at_gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 16 May 2010 01:26:27 -0700 (PDT)
Message-ID: <50d4730c-365e-4e3c-b4e8-848ff8557998_at_w3g2000vbd.googlegroups.com>



On May 16, 3:02 am, Charles Hooper <hooperc2..._at_yahoo.com> wrote:
> On May 15, 11:38 am, happy <ehabaziz2..._at_gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > I can not get rid of previous installations effects while I am doing a
> > new installation . I face SID or choose another home directory werror
> > message ?.
> > Thanks
>
> Consider this post to be a continuation of Mark's post.
>
> ORADIM may be used to remove the service for the old instance.  For
> example, assume that we have an instance named TESTDB (the following
> creates the services for the instance):
> ----------------------------------
> C:\>ORADIM -NEW -SID TESTDB
> Instance created.
> The Oracle TESTDB VSS Writer Service service is starting.
> The Oracle TESTDB VSS Writer Service service was started successfully.
> ----------------------------------
>
> Before uninstalling the old oracle release you can use ORADIM to
> remove the service:
> ----------------------------------
> C:\>ORADIM -DELETE -SID TESTDB
> The Oracle TESTDB VSS Writer Service service is stopping.
> The Oracle TESTDB VSS Writer Service service was stopped successfully.
>
> Instance deleted.
> ----------------------------------
>
> Remove any ODBC connections that belong to the old Oracle home.  At
> this point you should be able to use the Oracle installer to remove
> the Oracle related files from the old Oracle home.
>
> Open the Windows Registry Editor (Start - Run - REGEDIT).  Then
> navigate to the following location:
> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\ORACLE
>
> You should be able to delete the ORACLE branch of the registry found
> in that location.
>
> Navigate to the C:\Program Files\ folder using Windows Explorer.  You
> should find an Oracle folder inside the Program Files folder - delete
> that folder.
>
> Navigate to the folder where the old Oracle home was located, and
> delete any remaining Oracle files.
>
> Install the new Oracle release.
> ---
>
> The above assumes that you are attempting to use the same instance
> name and/or Oracle home location with the new Oracle release, and are
> encountering a problem.
>
> Charles Hooper
> Co-author of "Expert Oracle Practices: Oracle Database Administration
> from the Oak Table"http://hoopercharles.wordpress.com/
> IT Manager/Oracle DBA
> K&M Machine-Fabricating, Inc.

I could not fine that command :
ORADIM What ODBC entry in the registory editor ? Received on Sun May 16 2010 - 03:26:27 CDT

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