at a command line run oradim -delete -sid <yoursid>
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Niall Litchfield
Oracle DBA
Audit Commission UK
"Guy Dillen" <guy_dillen_at_hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:3f17a5ab$0$276$ba620e4c_at_reader0.news.skynet.be...
> i un-installed Oracle9i db and want to re-install it.
> when the installation asks for a SID i enter the same SID as in my old
> installation. However the systems says SID already exists.
> How can i remove the SID of the previous installation?
> Do i also have to remove soething in the registry? Oh yes, i work on a
Win2k
> workstation.
>
> Thanks
> Guy
>
>
Received on Fri Jul 18 2003 - 03:02:23 CDT
