Error encountered while deleting oracleservicexxx under Windows DBCA: dim-00014 cannot open the Windows NT Service Control Manager

Error encountered while deleting oracleservicexxx under Windows DBCA: dim-00014 cannot open the Windows NT Service Control Manager o/s-error: (OS 5) Access Is denied.

As follows:

After searching for MOS, the following article was found to match the error:

How to Create a Service using Oradim in Windows Vista (document ID 432713.1)

The following intercepts the contents of the MoS article:

Applies to:oracle database-enterprise edition-version 10.2.0.3 to 11.2.0.2 [Release 10.2 to 11.2]
Z*obsolete:microsoft Windows Vista (32-bit)
Oracle Server Enterprise edition-version:10.2.0.3
Microsoft Windows Vista (32-bit)
Checked for relevance on 19-nov-2010


Goal

How to create new instance manually using the Oradim tool, with a user this is not the Oracle software owner?

Solution

Trying to create a new instance using the-Oradim tool with a user that is not the Oracle software owner

Would fail with the following OS error:

Dim-00014:cannot Open the Windows NT Service Control Manager
O/s-error: (OS 5) Access is denied.

This was because of the newly introduced OS feature User account Control (UAC), a new security component in Windows Vista.

To workaround the issue either:

1. Disable the User account Control (UAC) security component.

OR

2. Go to Start, accessories, right click on Command Prompt

and select "Run as Administrator".

To start the command prompt where Oradim'll be issued.

Note:this also applies to Windows 7 and Windows 2008.

Error encountered while deleting oracleservicexxx under Windows DBCA: dim-00014 cannot open the Windows NT Service Control Manager