Thanks Yong, but I already read that note as mentioned in my original post - I'm trying to use the "Workaround" provided in that note to execute "net stop" commands in the Windows Group Policy shutdown script and that's where I'm having trouble. Regards, Brandon -----Original Message----- From: oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Yong Huang Brandon, see Note:231495.1. It seems that even if you shutdown Windows cleanly, the DB shutdown behavior set by the Oracle registry is still not guaranteed. > From: "Allen, Brandon" <Brandon.Allen@xxxxxxxxxxx> > > I followed Metalink note 231495.1 . . . Privileged/Confidential Information may be contained in this message or attachments hereto. Please advise immediately if you or your employer do not consent to Internet email for messages of this kind. Opinions, conclusions and other information in this message that do not relate to the official business of this company shall be understood as neither given nor endorsed by it. -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l