Sometimes my Oracle database on Windows gets hosed. How do I do a manual uninstall of Oracle?
A:
Please define "hosed" in this case. You should not have to uninstall or reinstall Oracle.
Harv
2008-09-17 14:58:45
A:
Assuming a unix type OS and that you properly installed it using an account named oracle...
find / -user oracle -exec rm -fr {} \;
That having been said, this must be done as root and you had better not mind loss of any and all files that belong to oracle. There will be no... NO recovery from this method.
dacracot
2008-09-17 15:03:00
He does say, Oracle database on Windows, in the question. Although maybe not originally. How DO you see the history?
2008-10-14 19:21:59
He edited in Windows after I saw it. Even so, cygwin would make my answer work.
dacracot
2008-10-14 19:36:54
To see the history, click on the date/timestamp next to the word edited.
dacracot
2008-10-14 20:19:37
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A:
Have a look at:
http://www.oracle-base.com/articles/misc/ManualOracleUninstall.php
Basically, it comes down to:
Remove all you can with the installer. Remove Oracle keys from the registry. Remove the Oracle directories from your computer.
With (of course) the requisite reboots thrown in as required ;-)
DCookie
2008-09-17 18:08:00
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A:
The six-step process to remove all things Oracle from a Windows machine:
A. Delete the Oracle services:
In the registry, go to
\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services
and delete everything that starts with "Oracle"
B. Remove other Oracle stuff from the registry:
Go to \HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\ and delete the key ORACLE
C. Reboot
D. Delete all the Oracle software from the directories where you installed it
E. Delete the Oracle software inventory:
Delete the directory C:\Program Files\Oracle. You must do this no matter where you installed your Oracle software - the Oracle installer automatically writes information here.
F. Delete all shortcuts from your Start menu.
To simplify cleanup in the future, I'd strongly recommend you install your Oracle products in one or more virtual machines.
Sten Vesterli
2008-09-17 19:13:13