Hi, We r doing fresh typical installation of oracle 8.1.7.0.0. But it always hangs at step NET8 CONFIGURATION ASSISTANT in progress..... if i kill this process and try to create database from database configuration assistant... i get error TNS-12560....... even if i create the service with oradim still same error...... what might be the reason...... user has administrator rights...... Thanks -Harvinder -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: Harvinder Singh INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- (858) 538-5051 FAX: (858) 538-5051 San Diego, California -- Public Internet access / Mailing Lists -------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing).