Re: Oracle 8 Install aborts

Ted,

     First of all you do not need sqlnet to get oracle8 running. You can use Net8. So try installing oracle without selecting SQL*Net.

     About finding and removing the service, you can open control panel, services, look for the specified service, like oracle sql*net or whatever. if you find it running, stop it. Open registry Editor, goto hkey_local_machine\system\controlset001\enum\root\ look for the service you want to delete. The service will be prefixed with Legacy. Like, legacy_sqlnet or whatever... You might need to run the regedt32.exe to change permissions for this service, and you can delete the service.
Hope that helps
brijesh

"Ted Thomas" <tthomas_at_netacc.net> wrote in message news:<3d168461$1_at_news.netacc.net>...
> On trying to install Personal Oracle 8.0.3.0 on a new PC using Windws 2000
> (NTFS), about two-thirds the way through the installation it aborts with the
> error message "Unable to delete NT service for the SQL*Net V2 Listener".
> Since this is a new PC, how could SQL*Net V2 Listener service be installed,
> and if it was installed, how would one find it? I was able to load Personal
> Oracle on my old PC (also using Windows 2000) without any problem.
>
> The partial installation could not be uninstalled. Thinking the problem
> could possibly be caused by ZoneAlarm, whcih sometimes causes installation
> problems, I temporarily stopped ZoneAlarm from being invoked at startup,
> deleted the Oracle subdirectories, rebooted the computer and tried
> installing it again. Same problems.
>
> Does anyone kmow what is causing the problem, and how to rectify it (remove
> the NT service for the SQL*Net V2 Listener?)
>
> On general principals, I've removed the Oracle subdirectories and all
> unshared Oracle information from the registry.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Ted Thomas
Received on Mon Jun 24 2002 - 10:30:15 CEST