Re: BUG #5632: won't unistall properly

Robert Koch wrote:
>
> The following bug has been logged online:
>
> Bug reference:      5632
> Logged by:          Robert Koch
> Email address:      Expendable@AEMail4u.com
> PostgreSQL version: 8.4.4-1
> Operating system:   Windows 2000 Pro
> Description:        won't unistall properly
> Details:
>
> When installing, PostgreSQL fails to create an entry in Windows' Add/Remove
> Programs feature.  One can remove the files and directories by hand, but the
> System Registry features about a couple dozen entries for PostgreSQL, some
> of which regedit.exe cannot remove.
>
> A cleaner uninstall feature is necessary.
>
> Similarly, the bundled versions of Apache and phpBB leave fingerprints in
> the registry when being removed by hand, as necessitated by their absence
> from the approved Add/Remove Programs method.

I know the Add/Remove Programs link gets created on XP;  in fact this is
the first reported failure we have heard about this.  Where did you get
the Postgres download from?

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