To remove all Oracle registry keys from a computer:
1. Log in as a member of the Administrators group.
2. Make sure that you have stopped Oracle services by following the instructions in
the "Stopping Oracle Services" section on page 6-3.
3. Start the registry editor at the command prompt:
SYSTEM_DRIVE:\> regedit
4. Go to HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT.
5. Delete keys that begin with Ora, Oracle, Orcl, or EnumOra.
This collection of keys includes those that begin with the following:
¡ö EnumOraHomes
¡ö OracleConfig
¡ö OracleDatabase
¡ö OracleHome
¡ö OracleInProcServer
¡ö OracleProcess
¡ö ORADC
¡ö ORAMMCCFG10
¡ö ORAMMCPMON10
¡ö OraOLEDB
¡ö OraPerfMon
¡ö ORCLMMC
¡ö ORCLSSO
6. Go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER
7. Delete the ORACLE key.
8. Go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software.
9. Delete all Oracle keys, including Oracle-HOME_NAME entries under:
Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\MenuOrder\Start
Menu\Programs.
10. Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE and search for the ORACLE group key.
Select ORACLE and note the value of the inst_loc key. This is the location of