Re: How do I de-install oracle816

also need to nuke the ODBC entries.There are instructions to do this in the documentation under creating a clean machine.

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Niall Litchfield
Oracle DBA
Audit Commission UK
"Stephan Langer" <slanger_at_dixi-wc.de> wrote in message
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> just deleting hkey_local_machine/software/oracle is enough


>

> SL

>

> kt schrieb:

>

> > Use some register cleaner software as Cleansweep or EasyCleaner and is

 lot


> > of anothers to.

> >

> > KT

> >

> > > From: Roger Crowley <villagefox_at_my-deja.com>

> > > Newsgroups: comp.databases.oracle, comp.databases.oracle.misc,

> > >     comp.databases.oracle.server, comp.databases.oracle.tools

> > > Subject: Re: How do I de-install oracle816

> > >

> > > I just went thru a similar situation on WinNT, trying to remove 8.0.5.


> > > The uninstall didn't remove all of the entries in the registry (don't

> > > know if Win2k is same), so I fired up regedit and searched for any

> > > registry keys containing "orant" (top level of the path I couldn't

> > > remove) and deleted any keys I found ... and there were lots of them.

> > > Until they were removed from the registry, I got a message telling me

> > > the folders might be in use. It's a real pain in the neck (I must have

> > > deleted a zillion registry nodes), but Oracle isn't the only software

> > > product that doesn't clean up after itself in the registry.

> > >

> > > In article <8spfq0$odt$1_at_ctb-nnrp2.saix.net>,

> > >   "Billy Verreynne" <vslabs_at_onwe.co.za> wrote:

> > > > "myusuf" <m.yusuf_at_sympatico.ca> wrote in message

> > > > news:B5XH5.51101$oN2.1864432_at_news20.bellglobal.com...

> > > > > After I de-installed Oracle 816 to install fresh on win2k, there

 are still


> > > > > Oracle directories which I can not delete. It gives me a message


 that I
 can


> > > > > not delete "access denied the source me be in use". Can anyone


 tell
 me how


> > > > > to delete those directories.?

> > > >


> > > > Make sure that all Oracle Services (in Service Manager) is

 terminated
 and


> > > > uninstalled (unregistered).

> > > >


> > > > Likely there's still a OraNT service that is locking folders and/or

 files,


> > > > preventing you from deleting them.

> > > >

> > > > Billy

> > > >


> > > >

> > >

> > > --

> > > Have a good day!

> > > Roger Crowley DBA

> > > MedImpact Healthcare Systems, Inc.

> > > San Diego CA

> > >

> > >

> > > Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/

> > > Before you buy.

> > >

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