If you fiddled with the registry in the past, you probably know it is not always possible to delete keys from the registry when they are associated with a service. Hence the suggestion to use delsrv.exe. Or roll your own via Perl and the Win32::Daemon module. Jared On Fri, 2004-03-05 at 17:38, GovindanK wrote: > Branimir/Jeff/Jared > > Thanks for the suggestion. The suggestion given by Branimir was closest. > However while deleting it gave error. Some googling lead me to the > "regedt32.exe" which when invoked from cmd prompt allows you to change > the permission of the desired Service (Two user entities > SYSTEM/Everyone). > For Everyone change permission to "Full Control" and then delete using > RegEdit. However, there were some other hitches with Installation hence > I downloaded fresh and installed. > > Now upon typing "isqlc -S <server_name> -U sa" and typing the default > passwd > which is Enter i am getting the following error. > > CT-LIBRARY error: > 'CT-LIBRARY' is not a recognized as an internal or external command, > operable program or batch file. > > Google was not of great use (or did i miss something in google). > > Any ideas? > > TIA > > GovindanK > > On Fri, 5 Mar 2004 13:07:41 -0500 , "Branimir Petrovic" > <BranimirP@xxxxxxxx> said: > > You need to open registry editor (run regedit.exe) then navigate to: > > HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\Services > > find the key (branch) repesenting your orphan service - usually named > > same or similar enough to display name for this service as seen in > > MMC services, right click and delete (export it just in case before > > removal by choosing Registry menu, Export Registry File...) then > > reboot PC and verify that service does not exist. You'll be still > > left with some (very few?) orphan files on your HDD that belonged to > > deleted service. > > > > Be extra very careful with what you delete. > > > > Branimir > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: GovindanK [mailto:gkatteri@xxxxxxxxxxx] > > > Sent: Friday, March 05, 2004 11:22 AM > > > To: oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > Subject: OffTopic:Sybase ASE : Regedit entry removal > > > > > > > > > Hi List > > > > > > I need some help in this. I deinstalled Sybase ASE 12.5 in my > > > PC, deleted > > > dirctory; > > > However i still find entries in Control Panel > > > -->AdmTools-->Services. A > > > quick search > > > in Registry showed the services existing. I am not able to delete them > > > from the > > > Registry too. It says it is in use. Rebooting does not seem > > > to improve. > > > > > > How do i get over this. > > > > > > Thanks in Advance. > > > > > > GovindanK > > > Certified Oracle DBA. > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > > > Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > > > To unsubscribe send email to: oracle-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > put 'unsubscribe' in the subject line. > > > -- > > > Archives are at //www.freelists.org/archives/oracle-l/ > > > FAQ is at //www.freelists.org/help/fom-serve/cache/1.html > > > ----------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > > Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com > > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe send email to: oracle-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > put 'unsubscribe' in the subject line. > > -- > > Archives are at //www.freelists.org/archives/oracle-l/ > > FAQ is at //www.freelists.org/help/fom-serve/cache/1.html > > ----------------------------------------------------------------- > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe send email to: oracle-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > put 'unsubscribe' in the subject line. > -- > Archives are at //www.freelists.org/archives/oracle-l/ > FAQ is at //www.freelists.org/help/fom-serve/cache/1.html > ----------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com ---------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe send email to: oracle-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx put 'unsubscribe' in the subject line. -- Archives are at //www.freelists.org/archives/oracle-l/ FAQ is at //www.freelists.org/help/fom-serve/cache/1.html -----------------------------------------------------------------