RE: Removing Oracle products from NT

Diana,

        Actually 8i does work with Dev 6i, but you have to install Developer first and into the default home then you create a new home for 8i and install it there. To remove Oracle from the machine you do not need to format the drives, just shut down all services and delete the directories..All of the directory's. Then run regedit go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE-->SOFWARE and delete the Oracle key, look for anything oracle in the ODBC key and delete it, under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE-->SYSTEM-->Current Control Set delete all oracle and under SYSTEM-->Current Control-->eventlog-->application remove all oracle. You may also right click on MyComputer icon go to properties and remove all oracle from the Path key, if Oracle is the only software in there I usually just delete the path key all together. This will give you a clean machine. I believe there is actually a document for this on Metastink. Kev

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Diana_Duncan_at_ttpartners.com
Sent: Thursday, May 03, 2001 3:16 PM
To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L

Hey all,

I know that this has been addressed on the list before, so if there's an archive yet (I've been away for a bit) just point me to it. I made the terrible, heinous mistake of 1) installing Personal Oracle 8.1.6 on my laptop, which went well, then 2) installing Oracle Developer 6i on the same laptop. I was unaware that Dev does not play with 8.1, as I have been fortunate enough not to deal with bloody GUI's for many years now. Now, when I try to uninstall 6i, the installer crashes. I can't uninstall the DB, because of registry variables that point to the wrong Oracle home, and when I try to manually change them, nothing works at all. Can I just trash the directories, search for all registry variables and remove them?

Or do I need to format the disk? :)

Diana Duncan
TITAN Technology Partners
One Copley Parkway, Ste 540
Morrisville, NC 27560
VM: 919.466.7337 x 316
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E: Diana_Duncan_at_ttpartners.com

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