Hi All,

I'm trying to clone a demo database from one laptop to another.

I altered database backup control files to trace on the source database, then I shut the db down and copied all the relevant .dbf files to my destination laptop.

I'm using Oracle 8.1.7.2.6 on Win2K.

I created a new service on the destination laptop, and am now trying to 'startup nomount' on the cloned database.

I keep getting the error message
ORA-03113: end of file on communication channel.

I've checked the pfile\init.ora and all the file paths look okay.

It's driving me up the wall.

Please help........