I always use the /3G flag on all Windows database servers - for both Oracle and SQL Server. I've used it several times on different combinations of Windows, SQL & Oracle versions and never had any problems. Regards, Brandon 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.