windows service didn't launch db

[ig...@severstal.com]

os : windows 2003 server
oracle 10.1.0.5

I closed db by stopping windows service.In 15 minutes I started the
service.However db did not started(autostart in registry -
TRUE).Oradim.log shows
... oradim.exe -startup -sid orauma -usrpwd * -log oradim.log -
nocheck 0
... ORA-01017: invalid username/password; logon denied
Well,I regenerated password file with orapwd and after restart of
service, db started OK.
After that I compared old and new password files (with fc).They
appeared identical.
old pasword file was modified ~ 3 months ago.Db restart was ~ 2 months
ago apparently with no problems.
I have no possibility now to experiment with restarting db now.Not
successful in repeat this error in similar environment.

I found Bug 4598734 but the symptoms are not exactly the same and
patch 5 must have been corrected the problem.

I appreciate any help

[newhorizon]

and I believe your user is in the ORA_DBA group.

why not use the command line (sqlplus )to see if the database can
start ?
Then you will be sure that the problem is a windows service
registration problem.