Re: cant delete and reuse an SID on NT4.0

Try deleting the entries from the registry. I think you have to be Administrator to do this.

Saugato Mukerji wrote:

> hi
>
> half way through a database create using "database Configuration assistant"
> it was realised that the installation was being done on the wrong drive.
>
> We cancelled the database create and ran the "database Configuration
> assistant" again however this time it refused to let us use the same SID
> SALES1 as before.
>
> We noticed there was a OracleServiceSALES in the Control Panel - Services
>
> We used "database Configuration assistant" again to delete the database
> SALES1 which was recognised.
>
> However this did not solve the problem. Attemptede to remove entries to
> SALES1 in the registry and was
> not allowed to do so.
>
> The platform was 8.1.5 on NT4.0
>
> short of reinstalling 8.1.5 on NT again does anybody have a simpler
> solution.
>
> thanks
>
> Saugato
Received on Wed Nov 24 1999 - 10:03:00 CST