Re: 10g dbca fails to start

From: Howard J. Rogers <hjr_at_dizwell.com>
Date: Wed, 3 Nov 2004 08:21:56 +1100
Message-ID: <4187fa60$0$13356$afc38c87@news.optusnet.com.au>

"ievel" <iev§takitout§el_at_sky§takitout§net.be> wrote in message news:4187f4d8$0$30703$ba620e4c_at_news.skynet.be...

> "Howard J. Rogers" <hjr_at_dizwell.com> wrote in message 
> news:4187ec58$0$24988$afc38c87_at_news.optusnet.com.au...

>>
>> "ievel" <iev§takitout§el_at_sky§takitout§net.be> wrote in message
>> news:4187e80d$0$15728$ba620e4c_at_news.skynet.be...
>>>I installed 10.1.0.2 on XP SP2. When starting the different assistants
>>>they fail to start without any error code or anything displayed. Process
>>>java.exe hangs at 100% CPU. DBCA already failed during installation.
>>> Database Configuration Assistant, Database Upgrade Assistant, Net
>>> Configuration Assistant and Net Manager all have the same problem.
>>> Starting the assistants via command line gives same problem.
>>>
>>> I know that this problem can be caused by having multiple homes on the
>>> same machine. But there is only one home on this machine.
>>> I already looked every where for any hints, including otn and metalink,
>>> without any luck.
>>>
>>> Somebody has any ideas?
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> ievel
>>
>>
>> My first guess is: get rid of service pack 2. Or at least stop the
>> Security Centre service, and make sure the firewall is turned off.
>>
>> Regards
>> HJR
>>

>
> I had the same problem before installing SP2. Turning of the Security 
> Centre service and the firewall doesn't help....

Well, then you're doing something else wrong. Is this machine a clean XP installation? Does it use DHCP?

10g goes onto a clean, properly-configured Windows XP Professional machine without any effort at all, and with all its interesting bits working afterwards.

HJR Received on Tue Nov 02 2004 - 15:21:56 CST