Here is a good place to start. http://www.microsoft-oracle.com/Pages/default.aspx ------------------------------------ PSU Foundation Nick Yonko Information Systems Director nyonko@xxxxxxx PO Box 243 Portland, OR 97207-0243 tel: 503 725 4909 ------------------------------------ -----Original Message----- From: oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Stephen Andert Sent: Tuesday, April 10, 2007 10:28 AM To: oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Windows DB best practices Yes, I know the first one is "use *nix" but I am tired of fighting about it and my boss made the decision. The main question I have is whether to create an oracle-specific account or just use an administrator account. Also, any links to Windows best practices would be great. -- Stephen http://andertfamily.net/racing_reports.aspx Any idiot can run. It takes a special kind of idiot to run a marathon. -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l