On Fri, Feb 22, 2008 at 9:01 AM, Miroslav Nachev <miro@space-comm.com> wrote:
>
> The following bug has been logged online:
>
> Bug reference: 3980
> Logged by: Miroslav Nachev
> Email address: miro@space-comm.com
> PostgreSQL version: 8.3, 8.2
> Operating system: Windows Vista Ultimate
> Description: Can not Install PostgreSQL - error at the end of
> installation
> Details:
>
> I try many times to install PostgreSQL 8.3 and older versions on my new
> mobile computer Acer AS7720G-933G64Bn with installed Windows Vista Ultimate
> OS. Unfortunately it is not possible. In the beginning I have one error.
> After User Account Control (UAC) disabling the error is changed to "Failed
> to create temporary directory." on "Initializing database cluster (...)...".
> I can apply the log file of installation if you tell me how and where?
>
> Can you give me some idea how to solve that problem?
It's possible you've hit one of a couple of Vista-related bugs that
we've found very recently. There is a test build at
http://developer.pgadmin.org/~dpage/postgresql-8.3-vista-fixes.zip if
you wish to try it. The changes there will be rolled into the next
official build.
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Dave Page
EnterpriseDB UK: http://www.enterprisedb.com
The Oracle-compatible database company