<hkey_local_machine - system - currentcontrolset - services > take a look on ALL the controlsets.
Yechiel Adar, Mehish Computer Services [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -----Original Message----- > From: orantdba [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Mon, January 14, 2002 5:55 PM > To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L > Subject: Re: Uninstall oracle > > Perhaps because Oracle 8.0.x is not supported on Win2k. > > Assuming you have no valid Oracle files on the system, to deinstall you > will need to do the following > > 1. If any oracle services were created, make sure they are shut down > 2. Using Oracle explorer of similar tool delete the entire directory > pointed to by oracle_home > 3. Using Oracle explorer or similar tool delete the entire directory > c:\program files\oracle and subdirectories > > 4. Using regedit or regedt32 remove the entire key > hkey_local_machine - software - Oracle > > 5. Remove all services that are associated with oracle (if any). This > can be done using the resource kit utility > delsrv or by using regedit or regedt32 to find and remove the services. > If using regedit you will be going to > the hkey_local_machine - system - currentcontrolset - services and > remove the oracle services. > > There may be still be a few files floating around on the c: drive but > this should be enough to let you reinstall Oracle8i. > > John > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > >As an experiment i tried installing oracle 8 (for NT) on my PC at home > >(which is win2k)it crashed at an early stage( with some OS > >error-obviously) How do i uninstall this crashed version? and why does > >oracle 8i (for NT) install without a problem? > > > >cheers all > > > > > -- > Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com > -- > Author: orantdba > 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). > -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- > This e-mail was scanned by the eSafe Mail Gateway > -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: =?iso-8859-8?Q?=E0=E3=F8_=E9=E7=E9=E0=EC?= 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).