Is My Oracle 8 Database Started?

Question

hi experts. Wish I were one.
We have this old, retired Oracle 8i database on a Windows server. The db name is PROD
I need to connect to it but I'm having difficulties.
Im looking at the services -
OracleServicePROD IS started
OracleStartPROD will not start (possibly because the database is already started?)
OracleNamesService will not start
The TNS Listerner IS started
Can anyone give me advice for verifying this database is started, please?
Thanks, John

Answer 1

... well at least I have the SID set correctly as is shown below:
C:\orant\BIN>SET
ALLUSERSPROFILE=C:\Documents and Settings\All Users
APPDATA=C:\Documents and Settings\taskadmin\Application Data
CLIENTNAME=MIS-JBATES
ClusterLog=C:\WINDOWS\Cluster\cluster.log
CommonProgramFiles=C:\Program Files\Common Files
COMPUTERNAME=PNCLHRIZON
ComSpec=C:\WINDOWS\system32\cmd.exe
FP_NO_HOST_CHECK=NO
HOMEDRIVE=C:
HOMEPATH=\Documents and Settings\taskadmin
LOGONSERVER=\\PNCLDC1
NUMBER_OF_PROCESSORS=2
oracle_sid=PROD
OS=Windows_NT
Path=C:\orant\bin;C:\WINDOWS\system32;C:\WINDOWS;C:\WINDOWS\System32\Wbem
PATHEXT=.COM;.EXE;.BAT;.CMD;.VBS;.VBE;.JS;.JSE;.WSF;.WSH
PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE=x86
PROCESSOR_IDENTIFIER=x86 Family 6 Model 15 Stepping 1, GenuineIntel
PROCESSOR_LEVEL=6
PROCESSOR_REVISION=0f01
ProgramFiles=C:\Program Files
PROMPT=$P$G
SESSIONNAME=RDP-Tcp#4
SystemDrive=C:
SystemRoot=C:\WINDOWS
TEMP=C:\DOCUME~1\TASKAD~1\LOCALS~1\Temp\1
TMP=C:\DOCUME~1\TASKAD~1\LOCALS~1\Temp\1
USERDNSDOMAIN=CORPORATE.MEM
USERDOMAIN=CORPORATE
USERNAME=taskadmin
USERPROFILE=C:\Documents and Settings\taskadmin
windir=C:\WINDOWS