Everything was just fine on my testing windows xp with db2 v8 but today I couldn't start it. this is the error log I could find...
Code:
START : New db2diag.log file
DATA #1 : Build Level, 124 bytes
Instance "DB2" uses "32" bits and DB2 code release "SQL08020"
with level identifier "03010106".
Informational tokens are "DB2 v8.1.7.445", "s040812", "WR21342", FixPak "7".
DATA #2 : System Info, 1304 bytes
System: WIN32_NT MEHDI Service Pack 2 5.1 x86 Family 6, model 6, stepping 5
CPU: total:1 online:1
Physical Memory: total:192 free:50 available:50
Virtual Memory: total:469 free:211
Swap Memory: total:277 free:161
Information in this record is only valid at the time when this file was
created (see this record's time stamp)
2007-10-16-15.38.55.754000+210 E851H395 LEVEL: Error (OS)
PID : 3688 TID : 280 PROC : javaw.exe
INSTANCE: DB2 NODE : 000
FUNCTION: DB2 UDB, oper system services, sqloSSemClose, probe:20
CALLED : OS, -, unspecified_system_function OSERR: 6
RETCODE : ECF=0x9000000C=-1879048180=ECF_INVALID_PARAMETER
Invalid parameter
2007-10-16-15.38.55.944000+210 E1248H395 LEVEL: Error (OS)
PID : 3688 TID : 280 PROC : javaw.exe
INSTANCE: DB2 NODE : 000
FUNCTION: DB2 UDB, oper system services, sqloSSemClose, probe:20
CALLED : OS, -, unspecified_system_function OSERR: 6
RETCODE : ECF=0x9000000C=-1879048180=ECF_INVALID_PARAMETER
Invalid parameter
2007-10-16-16.19.13.551000+210 E1645H395 LEVEL: Error (OS)
PID : 2216 TID : 3232 PROC : javaw.exe
INSTANCE: DB2 NODE : 000
FUNCTION: DB2 UDB, oper system services, sqloSSemClose, probe:20
CALLED : OS, -, unspecified_system_function OSERR: 6
RETCODE : ECF=0x9000000C=-1879048180=ECF_INVALID_PARAMETER
Invalid parameter
2007-10-16-16.19.13.701000+210 E2042H395 LEVEL: Error (OS)
PID : 2216 TID : 3232 PROC : javaw.exe
INSTANCE: DB2 NODE : 000
FUNCTION: DB2 UDB, oper system services, sqloSSemClose, probe:20
CALLED : OS, -, unspecified_system_function OSERR: 6
RETCODE : ECF=0x9000000C=-1879048180=ECF_INVALID_PARAMETER
Invalid parameter
2007-10-16-16.49.56.908000+210 E2439H395 LEVEL: Error (OS)
PID : 3556 TID : 1124 PROC : javaw.exe
INSTANCE: DB2 NODE : 000
FUNCTION: DB2 UDB, oper system services, sqloSSemClose, probe:20
CALLED : OS, -, unspecified_system_function OSERR: 6
RETCODE : ECF=0x9000000C=-1879048180=ECF_INVALID_PARAMETER
Invalid parameter
2007-10-16-16.49.57.488000+210 E2836H395 LEVEL: Error (OS)
PID : 3556 TID : 1124 PROC : javaw.exe
INSTANCE: DB2 NODE : 000
FUNCTION: DB2 UDB, oper system services, sqloSSemClose, probe:20
CALLED : OS, -, unspecified_system_function OSERR: 6
RETCODE : ECF=0x9000000C=-1879048180=ECF_INVALID_PARAMETER
Invalid parameter
2007-10-16-16.51.09.312000+210 E3233H395 LEVEL: Error (OS)
PID : 3556 TID : 1584 PROC : javaw.exe
INSTANCE: DB2 NODE : 000
FUNCTION: DB2 UDB, oper system services, sqloSSemClose, probe:20
CALLED : OS, -, unspecified_system_function OSERR: 6
RETCODE : ECF=0x9000000C=-1879048180=ECF_INVALID_PARAMETER
Invalid parameter
2007-10-16-16.51.09.322000+210 E3630H395 LEVEL: Error (OS)
PID : 3556 TID : 1584 PROC : javaw.exe
INSTANCE: DB2 NODE : 000
FUNCTION: DB2 UDB, oper system services, sqloSSemClose, probe:20
CALLED : OS, -, unspecified_system_function OSERR: 6
RETCODE : ECF=0x9000000C=-1879048180=ECF_INVALID_PARAMETER
Invalid parameter
2007-10-16-16.52.01.186000+210 E4027H395 LEVEL: Error (OS)
PID : 3556 TID : 4076 PROC : javaw.exe
INSTANCE: DB2 NODE : 000
FUNCTION: DB2 UDB, oper system services, sqloSSemClose, probe:20
CALLED : OS, -, unspecified_system_function OSERR: 6
RETCODE : ECF=0x9000000C=-1879048180=ECF_INVALID_PARAMETER
Invalid parameter
2007-10-16-16.52.01.206000+210 E4424H395 LEVEL: Error (OS)
PID : 3556 TID : 4076 PROC : javaw.exe
INSTANCE: DB2 NODE : 000
FUNCTION: DB2 UDB, oper system services, sqloSSemClose, probe:20
CALLED : OS, -, unspecified_system_function OSERR: 6
RETCODE : ECF=0x9000000C=-1879048180=ECF_INVALID_PARAMETER
Invalid parameter