Re: Installing postgres on win XP

Dave Page wrote:
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: pgsql-hackers-win32-owner@postgresql.org
> > [mailto:pgsql-hackers-win32-owner@postgresql.org] On Behalf
> > Of Anup Bordia
> > Sent: 03 August 2005 04:31
> > To: pgsql-hackers-win32@postgresql.org
> > Subject: [pgsql-hackers-win32] Installing postgres on win XP
> >
> > I am trying to install Postgresql 8.0.3/ 8.0.2 on windows XP.
> >
> > I get following error:
> >
> > This installation package cannot be openned. Verify that the
> > package exists
> > and that you access it, or contact the application vendor to
> > verify that
> > this is a valid windows installer package.
> >
> > This happens right after I click on "Start>" button after the
> > language
> > choice window.
>
> Are you running straight from Winzip? If so, extract the files to disk
> first, then run it.

Does anyone know why it can't install without being unzipped, and can
that be fixed?

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