Re: Problem installing Postgres 8.4.1

On 09/21/2009 08:31 PM, Christine Penner wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I posted the following message to the General list a while ago. I am
> still not able to run postgres at all.
>
>>     I am trying to install Postgres 8.4. I had 8.3 installed. Because
>>     I didn't have any important data, to make it easier I removed
>>     8.3, the data directory, removed the Postgres windows user and
>>     removed all registry values I could find. I also shut down my
>>     anti virus and anti spyware software that was running (and
>>     restarted my computer).
>>
>>     When I run the postgres installer
>>     (postgresql-8.4.0-1-windows.exe) I get an error about the file
>>     postgresSQL.conf not being found. When the installer finishes I
>>     have an empty data directory. I also tried installing the data
>>     directory in a place other than the program files directory. I
>>     have done this a few times now and I'm just not seeing what I'm
>>     missing. When I originally installed Postgres 8.3 I didn't use
>>     the one click installer. Since then I have upgraded to another
>>     8.3.x without any issues.
>>
>
> Since then I have tried the 8.4.1 installer. I sent someone my log
> file found in the temp directory and they said it was user
> permissions. I am using an admin account and I have double checked
> that.  This is the same user I originally installed with and upgraded
> with before.  I tried running initdb from the bin folder and that did
> nothing.
What error you get when you run initdb?? (Also what exact command you run?)
> I really need to get postgres installed on this computer again. Its
> really difficult for me to work without it.
>
> Christine Penner
> Ingenious Software
> 250-352-9495
> christine@ingenioussoftware.com
>


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