Critical fix for service preservation:
Problem:
- After cleanup, Oracle service is stopped
- Start-Service attempts to start the instance automatically
- Without database files, service startup hangs indefinitely
- PowerShell Start-Service blocks waiting for service to start
Root Cause:
- Oracle service on Windows tries to auto-start the instance
- With no controlfile/database files, it cannot start
- Start-Service waits forever (user reported 25+ warnings)
Solution:
- Do NOT attempt to start the stopped service
- SQL*Plus can connect '/ as sysdba' even if service is stopped
- STARTUP NOMOUNT will manually start the instance
- This is the correct Oracle workflow for restore from zero
Windows SQL*Plus requirements:
✓ ORACLE_SID set (we set this)
✓ Service exists in registry (preserved after cleanup)
✓ ORACLE_HOME set (we set this)
✗ Service running NOT required for NOMOUNT startup
The service will naturally transition to Running state when
STARTUP NOMOUNT successfully starts the instance.
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