Don't do the patch until after hours!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! -----Original Message----- From: oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Jacques Kilchoer Sent: Thursday, February 12, 2004 1:16 PM To: Oracle-L (E-mail) Subject: installing security patches on a Windows database server (was "Oracle 10g for Windows")=20 I'm sure that with proper management etc. a Windows database server can = =3D be reliable. But one thing that puzzles me - when you install a =3D Microsoft security patch, the dialog box at the end (almost) always says = =3D "Reboot the machine now." I religiously do that since all of my Windows = =3D databases can be brought down (they're used for development.) What do = =3D people do with a production database server? > -----Original Message----- > Mercadante, Thomas F >=3D20 > ... >=3D20 > I have windows databases that have been running for 3 years=3D20 > now. *Never* > does the machine crash. And *never* do we reboot "just=3D20 > because we should". >=3D20 > ... ---------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -----------------------------------------------------------------