OK. I followed Jared's suggestions and set the following: HKLM\software\Oracle\ora_<sid>_shutdown="TRUE" \ora_<sid>_shutdown_type="i" \ora_<sid>_shutdown_timeout="300" (5 minutes) HKLM\system\CurrentControlSet\Control\WaitToKillService="300000"
Whether it was necessary or not, I rebooted the machine after changing the settings. When I go to settings->services and stop OracleService<SID> it still does a shutdown-abort. The dialog box returns in less than 20 seconds. FWIW, when I do a shutdown-immediate from DBA studio, it takes about 90 seconds. After shutting the database down in this fashion, the settings->services dialog box still showed OracleService<SID> as "started". In order to restart the instance, I had to stop the service and restart it. What am I missing here? Thanks, Peter Schauss Northrop Grumman Corporation 516-346-3148 [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: Schauss, Peter 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).