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Install Error: SID already exists

45422Oct 10 2005 — edited Dec 9 2010

Hello,
I uninstalled 9i whose SID is, say, BLNG. Now I am installing 10gR2 and I'd like to use the same SID name. But install says:

The SID you have specified already exists on this machine. Please specify a different SID.

I need to use the same SID. How do I get install to accept a previously used SID? Which files / registry entries do I need to change or delete.

Thanks,
gk

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