SQL*Loader no terminate on Win2000

The process has run without incident on a WinNT server. Now we have converting to a Win2000 server and experiencing an issue. It appears that SQL*Loader (SQLLDR.EXE) is not terminating at the completion of the load.
We watch the batch file run on the server in a Command window. The load runs fine (all records are loaded and the log-file war created), but the SQL*Loader program does not terminate.
The server is running with Oracle database 8.1.5.
Thank you for anwered.
Guenter Fertner

Hello,
I have the same problem.
Can you tell me, what you make, that's terminate now normaly.
Thank You
Guenter Fertner
mail: [email protected]

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