Re: win32 executables

postgres-001@os10000.net wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I tried your 8.3beta3 and 8.2.5 zip-packaged (no installer) versions.
> The 8.2.5 does not react at all to the starting of any of the
> executables (on the command line, the prompt immediately returns,
> incidentially the return code is 53, but there are no visible signs of
> unhappiness; strace on cygwin says "Process 2504, exception C0000135 at
> 7C974ED1", which may or may not indicate evil), the 8.3beta3 shows the
> error "This application has failed to start because the application
> configuration is incorrect. Reinstalling the application may fix this
> problem" (this is actually a lie since mine says this in german with a
> spelling mistake: "Diese Anwendung konnte nicht gestartet werden, weil
> die Anwenungskonfiguration nicht korrekt ist. Zur Problembehebung
> sollten Sie die Anwendung neu installieren.").
>
> Apparently this can be fixed by being careful in the use of Visual
> Studio, the details can be read up here:
>
> http://trolltech.com/developer/knowledgebase/faq.2006-12-05.8269192532/

Did you read the README? It tells you that you need to install
Microsoft's runtime package:

http://www.postgresql.org/ftp/binary/v8.3beta3/win32/

Regards, Dave