Re: OracleService cannot start

From: Billy Verreynne <vslabs_at_onwe.co.za>
Date: Tue, 17 Nov 1998 10:32:00 +0200
Message-ID: <72rcf1$hmo$1@hermes.is.co.za>

jerwynn_at_my-dejanews.com wrote :

>OracleService would not start, even when I start it using Control
>Panel->Services
>and displays the following message:
>cannot locate module

It seems to me that your Oracle executables have been moved to another directory or drive. Services are defined in the Registry. The IMAGEPATH parameter/key contains the path and executable name of that service.

Fire up regedit.exe and take a look in \My Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services for the list of services for your machine. You'll find the Oracle services there. Look at the IMAGEPATH key and compare it to where you have Oracle on disk.

You can fix it there in the Registry, but a better method will be to de-install and re-install Oracle, and simply to redefine the Oracle Service for your database. Just make sure that you do not de-install your database's init.ora, control or datafiles.

regards,
Billy Received on Tue Nov 17 1998 - 02:32:00 CST