I'm sure that with proper management etc. a Windows database server can = be reliable. But one thing that puzzles me - when you install a = Microsoft security patch, the dialog box at the end (almost) always says = "Reboot the machine now." I religiously do that since all of my Windows = databases can be brought down (they're used for development.) What do = people do with a production database server? > -----Original Message----- > Mercadante, Thomas F >=20 > ... >=20 > I have windows databases that have been running for 3 years=20 > now. *Never* > does the machine crash. And *never* do we reboot "just=20 > because we should". >=20 > ... ---------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -----------------------------------------------------------------