Paul wrote:
> anacedent_at_hotmail.com says...
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>>>Now, I've tried *_EVERYTHING_*
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>>Including RTFM
>>http://download-west.oracle.com/docs/html/A95493_01/toc.htm
>>and following the step-by-step instructions?
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> Look, this isn't an issue with the Oracle install per se. I think the
> *_original_* uninstall went wrong somehow and left me with an
> "orphaned" service that happens to be an Oracle service, which is now
> messing up any attempt at a "clean" new install.
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> Maybe I should ask on a Windows group or something?
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> I looked here
> http://download-west.oracle.com/docs/html/A95493_01/install.htm#1008322
> and nothing there seems to fit what I need. It was the only page topic
> that I thought even came close to what I wanted. Thanks for the link.
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> Paul...
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The is a NOTE: on Metalink which gives detailed directions
for completely removing all traces of an Oracle DB installation
from a Windoze box.
The key to success is cleansing the registry.
Purging Oracle from a *nix box is much easier.
Received on Wed Jun 02 2004 - 20:47:31 CDT