Oracle "guru"'s advice needed please :-)

I think I need an Oracle "guru" for this situation. 2 issues:
1) Installed Oracle on a Standalone desktop with Win 2K Professional. Database Config. Assistant created Database - 9i Version of Oracle Standard Version. I get 2 errors: Ora 12541 and ora 12154 - all relating to TNS No Listener or failed to resolve service name. Now, I'm quite the newbie but I can't understand why I would need to configure this stuff on a standalone machine. It also asks me for ID and password and when I put the correct one in, that's when I get the No Listener error, however, I did indeed configure one. My Tsnnames.ora and listener.ora do have the database in them and everything in those files seems correct. The DB name is SteveTe and the PC (or host I guess is "Tower"). How can I configure or fix this?
2) I used Migration Workbench to "import" an Access DB into Oracle which was successful BUT I also expected to see the database in Enterprise Manager and want to use SQL + to do queries with it. How can I do this? Currently I cannot do it and the DB doesn't show in Enterprise manager. Furthermore, if I attach it manually, it still asks me for a ID and Password and it doesn't have one so how do I get around this?
If someone can help, please send me some detailed instructions to get me out of the Oracle "quicksand" that I'm in. Thanks,
Steve

I would suggest using XSL to define your presentation layer. This will be much faster than accessing tables. It also allows you to change your presentation on-the-fly with different XSL files.
Storing the XML in the database is a good idea. Especially in 9i which will have native XML support with the use of a new datatype called XMLType. It uses CLOB's under the covers, but will give you native access to your XML data.

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I will like to get your advice on the ffg:
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http://www.oracle.com/partners/en/knowledge-zone/applications/primavera-p6-eppm-8-essentials-1390777.html
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'I need advice on the socket i have one in my flat but what i dont have is a wire that goes accross the wall i am not sure if that lead is in the socket i have not touched the socket since i moved in 2 years ago i do not want to touch it as me and leads do not get on lol!! would the enginner put the cable in if there isnt one???'
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Hi Steve,
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