Re: How to completely UNDO a failed installation of Oracle 9i ?

You can delete all the directories and files you find below any "Oracle" directories like "C:\Program files\Oracle" or "X:\Oracle" and all the registry entries under HKLM\Software\Oracle and HKLM\Services\Ora<something>.
This will remove 99% of the stuff, leftovers shouldn't harm your pc. Check out system and enviroment variables for any unnecessary entries, especially those for Java stuff.

Of course, in an ideal world, you'd be better off restoring your configuration from a freshly made backup.

Bye,
Flavio

"Harry Bakker" <Harry.Bakker_at_nl.abnamro.com> wrote in message news:63580f9f.0302210434.4ac3a66f_at_posting.google.com...
> I tried to install Oracle 9i onto my laptop, but this took so much
> time that I decided to abort installation. Unfortunately abortion
> didn't work either so I killed the program alltogether. Next, I tried
> to install Oracle 8.1.7 which installed fine according to a collegue
> of mine, but this didn't work either. The Oracle Installer for 8.1.7
> refuses to install anything, and just quits after I press the Install
> button. However, Oracle 8.1.7 DID install fine on my regular PC.
>
> Now I'm thinking that the aborted 9i installation session left some
> information behind on my laptop that caused 8.1.7 not to install
> anything. Does anyone know how to completely undo an installation of
> Oracle 9i?
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> -Harry
Received on Fri Feb 21 2003 - 07:11:34 CST