Hi Folks , Thanks for everyone who answered . I installed O816 on win2K . I wanted to post these tips on Win Platform although I always end up catching up the posts 3 days later due to busy schedule . 1.It is best to save the scripts of Database creation assistant in a batch file . 2.Configure listener for the database you are going to create and bounce the listener . 3.Configure tnsnames.ora file 4.Edit the registry -> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE -> SOFTWARE -> ORACLE -> HOME0 (whatevr is your home ) create a string LOCAL and set it to your SID then execute the batch file . This is to svoid the error like "protocol adaptor error" kind of thing . Once again thankyou list . Hope this helps . Any comments welcome. regards RS __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Auctions - buy the things you want at great prices http://auctions.yahoo.com/ -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: Raj Sakthi INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- (858) 538-5051 FAX: (858) 538-5051 San Diego, California -- Public Internet access / Mailing Lists -------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing).