dietzdl_at_ameritech.net said...
> I have uninstalled and reinstalled Oracle 9i and the Designer 9i on my
> Windows XP computer a number of times over the past week but today I cannot
> get the SETUP.EXE files for either component to even run.
>
> When I uninstalled the software I stopped a few processes that were locking
> the files to completely delete the Oracle Home directories. Have I hosed
> myself somehow? Is there a process on Windows XP that the SETUP.EXE needs
> that I stopped? Everything else seems to be working just fine on my
> computer.
>
> If anybody can help, please contact me.
>
> Thanks.
>
> Dereck Dietz
> dietzdl_at_ameritech.net
>
The following works on Win2k ... should be similar enough to follow on
XP:
MISC.001 Completely remove Oracle from Windows NT/2000
Don't follow these steps if you only want to remove one product. This
procedure completely erases all knowledge of Oracle on your PC.
Deinstall using Oracle Universal Installer (OUI) [optional]
Start each OUI and uninstall the products found there. If you have
multiple
Oracle homes, you'll need to uninstall from each OUI in each home (not
as
"universal" as the name implies). This disables the software.
Stop all Oracle services
NOTE: For this and all subsequent steps, make sure you are logged in as
a Windows NT/2000 Administrator.
- Choose Start -> Settings -> Control Panel
- Double-click Administrative Tools
- Double-click Services
- Stop all services that begin with "Oracle...":
- Right-click each service
- Choose Stop
Remove all registry entries related to Oracle
HKLM = HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
HKCU = HKEY_CURRENT_USER
HKCR = HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT
1. Choose Start -> Run
2. Type "regedit" and click OK
3. Delete following registry keys (can export prior to delete if
cautious):
- HKLM -> Software -> Oracle (all)
- HKLM -> Software -> Apache Group -> Apache -> 1.x.x (some):
Delete node if it points to Oracle; otherwise leave it
- HKLM -> Software -> Classes (some):
Delete any folders that begin with "Ora"
- HKLM -> System -> CurrentControlSet -> Services (some):
Delete any folders that begin with "Ora"
- HKLM -> System -> ControlSet001 [thru 00n] -> Services (some):
Delete any folders that begin with "Ora"
- HKCU -> Software -> Oracle (all)
- HKCR
Delete all folders starting with "Ora" or "Orcl"
Remove all environment variables related to Oracle
- Choose Start -> Settings -> Control Panel
- Double-click System
- Depending on your O/S:
- Windows NT - Select Environment tab
- Windows 2000 - Select Advanced tab
- Click Environment Variables
- In the User Variables area, select and delete any of the following:
- DISCO_JRE
- DISCO_VBROKER
- VBROKER_JAVAVM
- VBROKER_TAG
- WV_GATEWAY_CFG
- Select and edit the PATH variable to remove all Oracle directory
references
Remove Windows NT Oracle user(s) [optional]
- Choose Start -> Programs -> Administrative Tools -> User Manager for
Domains
- Highlight the appropriate user(s)
- Click Delete
Remove Oracle folders from all disks
- Open Windows Explorer (or My Computer)
- Delete any folders where you've installed Oracle software - such as:
- C:\Oracle\*
- C:\Program Files\Oracle\*
- Delete any temp folders - such as:
- C:\Temp\Install Guide\*
- C:\Temp\OraInstall\*
Remove Oracle shortcuts
- Right-click Start and choose Explore
- Remove any Oracle-related shortcuts you have
- Remove any Oracle-related shortcuts other users have - such as:
- All Users
- Default User
- Administrator
Reboot [optional]
- Choose Start -> Shutdown -> Restart
--
/Karsten
DBA > retired > DBA
Received on Tue Feb 18 2003 - 19:12:48 CST
