8.1.7.0.0 is crying out for at least an upgrade to 8.1.7.4.1 (and more probably 9.2.x) If you do the 9.2 upgrade Oracle are obliged to help with a valid support contract. On 5/10/05, Onkar N Tiwary <onkarnath.tiwary@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hi Niall, > =20 > I searched that folder but none of the files were containing any error. > whenever i tried to start the service it says the same error. I am using > oracle 8.1.7.0.0 on windows 2000 adv.server.. > =20 > Plz. help >=20 > =20 > On 5/10/05, Niall Litchfield <niall.litchfield@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:=20 > > Have a look in the logs that it creates in %ORACLE_HOME%\network\log > > (I think it is there for 8i.) > >=20 > > -- > > Niall Litchfield > > Oracle DBA > > http://www.niall.litchfield.dial.pipex.com > >=20 >=20 >=20 >=20 > --=20 > Thanks & Regards, > T. Onkar Nath > Ph : +91-9826728111(Cell) > to_onkar@xxxxxxxxx > onkarnath.tiwary@xxxxxxxxx >=20 --=20 Niall Litchfield Oracle DBA http://www.niall.litchfield.dial.pipex.com -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l