Once you guys mentioned it we found a description on Metalink at = http://metalink.oracle.com/metalink/plsql/ml2_gui.startup. Its not = mentioned in the patch instructions and we've never had a problem with = it on any server that I have patched in the last 20 months. "Live and = Learn." I won't get bit by that one again. Thanks everyone for your = help! Don Freeman Database Administrator 1 Pennsylvania Dept of Health Bureau of Information Technology -----Original Message----- From: Paul Drake [mailto:bdbafh@xxxxxxxxx] Sent: Monday, November 08, 2004 3:26 PM To: Freeman, Donald Subject: Re: 9.2.0.6 for win32 yes. C:\> net stop "Distributed Transaction Coordinator" On Mon, 8 Nov 2004 15:19:37 -0500, Freeman, Donald <dofreeman@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > There were a lot of locked files. I could dig out the list from the = logfile but it was 10 or more. Can this thing just be disabled until = the install is completed? >=20 >=20 >=20 > -----Original Message----- > From: Paul Drake [mailto:bdbafh@xxxxxxxxx] > Sent: Monday, November 08, 2004 3:16 PM > To: dofreeman@xxxxxxxxxxx > Cc: stant_98@xxxxxxxxx; oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: Re: 9.2.0.6 for win32 >=20 > Donald, >=20 > The OS service "microsoft distributed transaction coordinator" is a > likely suspect. > Other usual suspects include backup software agents and any > application servers running on that host. >=20 > The site "SysInternals.com" has a wealth of tools for finding things > like processes that own handles on files, such as handle.exe and > procexp.exe. > It is most likely that the file that was locked was "ociw32.dll" > under the %ORACLE_HOME%\bin directory. > http://www.sysinternals.com/ntw2k/freeware/procexp.shtml >=20 > the above page contains a link to the following article: > http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q232/8/30.ASP >=20 > Please be aware, that the patchset 9.2.0.6 for win32 is not in itself > a solution for Oracle Security Alert #68, as described in the FAQ and > patchset matrix notes on Metalink. > Other one-off patchsets may also need to be applied. >=20 > Paul >=20 > On Mon, 8 Nov 2004 14:35:41 -0500, Freeman, Donald > <dofreeman@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > We are just finishing up our first one. We had a pretty rocky = start. =3D > > Although we stopped the database, stopped all the services, we were = =3D > > still getting messages that some of the Oracle dll's were in use by = =3D > > another program. We ending up 'ignoring' and 'continuing' and =3D > > 'retrying' throughout the installation until we got 'patch = installation =3D > > complete.' We did try to reboot to kill anything that might have = been =3D > > hung but couldn't figure out what was running. It was a bad idea to = =3D > > push through; we corrupted the binaries and had to reinstall the = base =3D > > 9.2.0.1. The second time through everything seems to be working = fine. =3D > > We are almost done. Don't know about Data Guard. > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > [mailto:oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Alex > > Sent: Monday, November 08, 2004 1:54 PM > > To: oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > Subject: Re: 9.2.0.6 for win32 > > > > Has anyone installed this patch on Windows? Just wanted to ask your = =3D > > feedback regarding the installation as well as other issues = particularly =3D > > those tied with Data Guard... > > =3D20 > > > > > > Thanks > > > > Fyi, although OTN's link to patches > > (http://www.oracle.com/technology/support/patches.htm ) says the = latest > > version for win32 is 9.2.0.5, Metalink has a 9.2.0.6. patch for = win32, > > release Oct 31st. > > > > When I checked on Friday I didn't see 9.2.0.6 patches for linux or = =3D > > tru64. > > > > Patrice. > > -- > > //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l > > > > =3D09 > > > > > > --------------------------------- > > Do you Yahoo!? > > Check out the new Yahoo! Front Page. www.yahoo.com > > > > -- > > //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l > > -- > > //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l > > > -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l