Re: Can not start an instance

On Fri, 06 Feb 1998 16:46:46 -0500, bvo_at_ems.jsc.nasa.gov (Bryant Vo) wrote: Hi Bryant,

there's no fault in your way to install oracle. It's just the way that versions prior to 7.3 aren't made to run with NT4 (as long as it concerns INTEL-based NT). We also started at the same time as you and had a little trouble to get a NT 3.51-version 'cause oracle's NT4 version wasn't released yet.

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Regard
Matthias Gresz



>Hello,

>

>A year ago, I had installed Oracle7 Workgroup Server (release 7.1.3.3.7)

>for Digital Alpha Window NT 3.51 on Dec Alpha Window NT 3.51 server.  I was

>able to start the default instance ORCL and eventually the database. I

>didn't do anything then because I didn't have any experience about it. Now

>I have upgraded to Window NT 4.0 and reinstalled Oracle7 (the same CD). The

>followings are the steps I went through and the results :

>

>1. Run Oracle7 installer oranins.exe 

>	

>	- Type of installation :  Typical

>	....

>	- Oracle network protocal : TCP/IP

>	- Server name : isag-alpha

>	- Create initial database : Yes

>	....	

>

>2. At about the end of the installation I got a Startup Instance Error :

>Fail to start the Listener Service and Fail to start the Instance.  I don't

>recall seeing this errors a year ago during the installation. I tried to

>start the instance using the Instance Manager and got the same error

>message. I also tried to start the listener service using the Control Panel

>and then the Instance Manager but I got the same instance not start error

>message.  

>

>Please tell me if I did anything wrong. May be I did not completely remove

>all the old stuffs before reinstall. I would very appreciate your help.

>

>Thanks in advance,

>

>Bryant 

>


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Regards

Matthias Gresz    :-)