Uninstalling oracle 10g from vista

Follow these steps:

1. Open the Windows Services utility: From the Start menu, select All Programs, then Administrative Tools, and then Services.
   
2. If any of the following Oracle services exist and have the status Started, then select each of the services, and click Stop:
   
   • OracleXE
     
   • OracleXETNSListener
     
   • OracleJobSchedulerXE
     
   • OracleXEClrAgent
     
   • OracleMTSRecoveryService
     
3. Exit Services.
   

See also the Microsoft online help for more information on stopping services.
7.2.2 Step 2: Remove the Oracle Database XE Registry Editor Settings Follow these steps:

1. Log on to Windows with Windows administrative privileges.
   
2. Ensure that you followed the instructions under "Step 1: Stop the Oracle Database XE Services" to stop the Oracle Database XE services.
   
3. Start the Registry Editor at a command prompt:
   SYSTEM_DRIVE:\> regedit
   
4. Go to HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT.
   
5. Delete the following keys:
   
   • NEED TO CONFIRM THE XE-SPECIFIC ONES.
     
6. Go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software.
   
7. Under Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\MenuOrder\Start Menu\Programs, delete the Oracle Database 10g Express Edition key.
   
8. Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE and search for the ORACLE group key.
   
9. Expand the ORACLE group key and then delete the KEY_XE and OracleMTSRecoveryService keys.
   
10. Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\ODBC\ODBCINST.INI.
    
11. Expand the ODBCINST.INI key and remove the Oracle in XE key.
    
12. Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services.
    
13. Delete the following keys:
    
    • OracleServiceXE
      
    • OracleXEClrAgent
      
    • OracleXETNSListener
      
14. Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Eventlog\Application.
    
15. Delete the Oracle.xe key.
    
16. Exit the Registry Editor.
    
17. Restart your computer.
    

7.2.3 Step 3: Update the System Variable Path Follow these steps:

1. Open System from the Control Panel.
   
2. In the System Properties dialog box, click the Advanced tab, then click the Environment Variables button.
   
3. Select the system variable Path and edit the Path variable to remove the Oracle Database XE entry. For example:
   C:\oraclexe\app\oracle\product\10.2.0\server\bin;
   
4. Save your changes and then exit the Control Panel.
   

7.2.4 Step 4: Remove Oracle Database XE from the Start Menu and Desktop Follow these steps:

1. Select Start, then All Programs, and then Oracle Database 10g Express Edtion.
   
2. Right-click Oracle Database 10g Express Edtion and from the menu, select Delete.
   
3. On the desktop, right-click the Get Started with Oracle Database 10g Express Edition icon and from the menu, select Cut.
   

7.2.5 Step 5: Remove the Oracle Database XE Directories Follow these steps:

1. Ensure that you have followed the instructions under "Step 1: Stop the Oracle Database XE Services" to stop all Oracle Database XE services.
   
2. From the Windows Explorer, navigate to the directory where you installed Oracle Database XE, for example, c:\oraclexe.
   
3. Right-click the Oracle Database XE installation directory and from the menu, select Delete.
   

7.2.6 Step 6: Install and Run the Windows Installer CleanUp Utility Run the Windows Installer CleanUp utility to remove the Windows Installation configuration information for the Oracle Database XE installation. You can download it from Microsoft at:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;290301
he deinstallation completes, click Finish.

you can uninstall by using settings > control panel > add/remove programms and select 1og otherwise have CCleaner software to remove 10g

Your best bet is to look on metalink and search for the error code you are getting. Oracle is very particular about what versions work with specific OS's

You will need to re install it and then uninstall it for cleaning it completely, but it will still shows information in registry as long as registry does not deletes it after few months.

You can also manually delete it from your program file folders.

Dear sir

Please do the following.

start>run> ( please type services.msc)

in services window you can find some oracle services.

please stop all the services by right clicking.

after that you can uninstall the oracle software.

again you can reinstall the oracle.


please vote.

regards
murali

go to systemaxpc.com look up your driver on the downloads page. download it and save it. open the zipped file look for setup and viola you'll have it

You wont be a ble to install Oracle 8i to Vista computer ,because that Oracle version is not supported on that Vista OS (only 10g onwards) will work with Vista computers.

Hope that helps........

If you uninstall the programs or Windows components you should have a backup for them before uninstalling.
If you have a registered vista cd you can uninstall all system and install again using backup copies for security.
Cause some vista in new computer don't need cd backup they have that installed.Just click backup oracle 9i and try.
Good luck!

hve uninstalled oracle 10g from xp!! but still one program is left over say oracleserviceXE, that i could not find!! how to remove this, to install the s/w again!! plz kindly help me regarding this

Hi,

I see no reason why you cannot do so. Just make sure you find all the drivers for you laptop before you migrate.