2) create a service on the new windows box and start it

what is the service that i am creating? the box b that im putting the files on isnt running oracle

6)edit the pfile with the parameters for the control file locations / dump directories

is the pfile a physical file in oracle?

7)take the trace file made before, remove all the crap and change the locations of all files using find / replace

where does the trace get written to?

thanks again for helping me. sorry if this is really simple stuff. just not things i reguarlly do.