D:\Oracle\ora101\BIN> net start (removed non-relevant rows) OracleCSService OracleOraHome101iSQL*Plus OracleOraHome101TNSListener D:\Oracle\ora101\BIN>net stop "OracleOraHome101iSQL*Plus" The service name is invalid. More help is available by typing NET HELPMSG 2185. Who let out into production the use of an asterisk in an OS service name? Probably the same type of user that puts non-alpha numerics (including spaces) into file names. Humans. bug. Pd __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Finance Tax Center - File online. File on time. http://taxes.yahoo.com/filing.html ---------------------------------------------------------------- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com ---------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe send email to: oracle-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx put 'unsubscribe' in the subject line. -- Archives are at //www.freelists.org/archives/oracle-l/ FAQ is at //www.freelists.org/help/fom-serve/cache/1.html -----------------------------------------------------------------