From: anacedent@hotmail.com   
      
   "ANSWER"  wrote in news:chf5re$25u$1@ariane.blic.net:   
      
   > Hi,   
   >   
   > I've installed Oracle 8i enterprise edition on P-III box which has XP   
   > pro(SP1), after installation it worked fine and after I rebotted my   
   > box it stopped working and I checked the services for oracle and it   
   > says "Starting" as status instead of "Started".   
   > I've uninstalled the Oracle and reinstalled three times and found the   
   > same problem all the time.   
   >   
   > PS.   
   > Don't mention Oracle 9i, I need help specificly for 8i   
   >   
   > What can I do to solve this?   
   > Thanks   
   >   
   >   
   >   
      
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