Listener issue with Oracle database on Vista

[ggnanaraj]

The listener service is not created!

Even 'lsnrctl start' fails as shown below:

C:\Users\dell>lsnrctl start

LSNRCTL for 32-bit Windows: Version 10.2.0.3.0 - Production on 18-DEC-2008 12:38:55

Copyright (c) 1991, 2006, Oracle.  All rights reserved.

Starting tnslsnr: please wait...

TNS-12560: TNS:protocol adapter error
 TNS-00530: Protocol adapter error


C:\Users\dell>services

C:\Users\dell>lsnrctl services

LSNRCTL for 32-bit Windows: Version 10.2.0.3.0 - Production on 18-DEC-2008 12:39:58

Copyright (c) 1991, 2006, Oracle.  All rights reserved.

Connecting to (DESCRIPTION=(ADDRESS=(PROTOCOL=IPC)(KEY=EXTPROC1)))
TNS-12541: TNS:no listener
 TNS-12560: TNS:protocol adapter error
  TNS-00511: No listener
   32-bit Windows Error: 2: No such file or directory
Connecting to (DESCRIPTION=(ADDRESS=(PROTOCOL=TCP)(HOST=82.cx.com)(PORT=1521)))
TNS-12541: TNS:no listener
 TNS-12560: TNS:protocol adapter error
  TNS-00511: No listener
   32-bit Windows Error: 61: Unknown error

C:\Users\dell>

Output for tnsping is found below:

C:\Users\dell>tnsping orcl

TNS Ping Utility for 32-bit Windows: Version 10.2.0.3.0 - Production on 18-DEC-2008 12:38:19

Copyright (c) 1997, 2006, Oracle.  All rights reserved.

Used parameter files:
Y:\oracle\product\10.2.0\db_1\network\admin\sqlnet.ora


Used TNSNAMES adapter to resolve the alias
Attempting to contact (DESCRIPTION = (ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = TCP)(HOST = 82.cx.com)(PORT = 1521)) (CONNECT_DATA = (SERVER = DEDICATED) (SERVICE_NAME
 = orcl)))
TNS-12541: TNS:no listener

C:\Users\dell>

I've installed Oracle Database 11g on Vista and also tried installing Oracle Database 10g (10.2.0.3) and facing the same issue with the Listener.

TIA.

[davey23uk]

use netca (or netmgr - cant remember which one it was) and see if it will create a listener for you

[ggnanaraj]

Nope! Does not work...so I'm downgrading to Windows XP!