Oradim not able to delete an Oracle database windows service

Posted on by Ahmed Abdel Fattah

As an intermediate step in a database upgrade process, there is one step to delete an Oracle database Windows Service using the following command:oradim.exe -delete -sid POSDBBut, I received the following error message:O/S-Error: (OS 1072) The specified service has been marked for deletion. I tried many things, like:Closing the Task Manager.Ensuring event viewer, Microsoft Management … Continue reading Oradim not able to delete an Oracle database windows service

How to Modify an Oracle Database Windows Service?

Posted on by Ahmed Abdel Fattah

This is a quick post about how we can change some parameters for one database winodws service. Background:I have a database called PROD with version 19.3, running on Windows. Its service looks like: This Windows service was configured with the parameter file:D:\app\db193\WINDOWS.X64_193000_db_home\database\initPROD.oraFor some reason, I want to change the parameter file to be:M:\app\oracle\database\initPROD.ora{Actually, I'm preparing … Continue reading How to Modify an Oracle Database Windows Service?