Re: Oracle in Task Manager Twice?

"David Sharples" <david.sharples3_at_ntlworld.com> wrote in message news:qa7P9.3754$H5.17538_at_newsfep4-gui.server.ntli.net...
> they are probably both services, delete the one you dont want
>
> oh, dont cross post either - tis bad for you
>
>
> "Keith A. Jakubowski" <kjakubowsk_at_aol.com> wrote in message
> news:3E0CF4CB.B69_at_aol.com...
> > I tried installing nt817personal on my Gateway Windows XP Pentium 4
> > laptop. It wouldn't install so after searching google, I renamed both
> > symcjit.dlls and it then installed. However, after installing, I kept
> > getting errors in java.exe (every 20 seconds or so). I then searched a
> > little more on google and found out I had to install the Java 2 Runtime
> > Environment before installing Oracle. I uninstalled Oracle and then
> > installed the Java 2 Runtimes. I then reinstalled Oracle and everything
> > now runs fine. However, when I boot up my laptop, Oracle is loading
> > twice in task manager:
> >
> > oracle.exe SYSTEM 66,988 K
> > oracle.exe SYSTEM 66,596 K
> >
> > If I terminate both of them, I cannot run SQL*Plus. If I terminate one
> > of them, I CAN run SQL*Plus. Why do both of these get loaded at
> > start-up? Is there any way to not load both of them? They're hogging
> > my memory.
> >
> > Keith
>
>

I'm assuming you have two services, but only one database and instance.

Have a look in Administrative Tools/Services. Chances are you'll see OracleServiceMYSID and OracleServiceNOTMYSID. Stop the latter, then in a command prompt box: oradim -DELETE -SID NOTMYSID. Then check services again.

Regards,
Paul Received on Sun Dec 29 2002 - 11:29:46 CST