Re: Installing postgres on win XP

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bruce Momjian [mailto:pgman@candle.pha.pa.us]
> Sent: 11 August 2005 15:01
> To: Dave Page
> Cc: pgsql-hackers-win32@postgresql.org
> Subject: Re: [pgsql-hackers-win32] Installing postgres on win XP
>
> Dave Page wrote:
> >
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Bruce Momjian [mailto:pgman@candle.pha.pa.us]
> > > Sent: 11 August 2005 14:47
> > > To: Dave Page
> > > Cc: Anup Bordia; pgsql-hackers-win32@postgresql.org
> > > Subject: Re: [pgsql-hackers-win32] Installing postgres on win XP
> > >
> > > Ah, seems I have to click on the _second_ file in the
> > > directory for this
> > > to work.  Can we make that file first or label is something like
> > > "install"?
> >
> > First/last is kinda dependent on how your copy of Winzip
> sorts the rows.
> >
> >
> > Besides, if you run the internal msi (the one with the -int on the
> > name), it should give you a message telling you to go run
> the other one
> > (it did on a quick test here). What do you see exactly?
>
> The plain PostgreSQL-8.0, if run, says "The installation package could
> not be opened.  Verify that the package ...".  If I click on the
> PostgreSQL-8.0-int, the installer works.  This is a fresh download run
> from my desktop.
>
> This is on XP Pro.

Sounds like it's already installed on your machine. If that is the case,
you can directly run the -int msi and it'll go into maintenance mode,
using the language option setup by the bootstrapper on the first
invocation. On a clean machine, you cannot run the -int msi - it'll fail
with an appropriate message telling you what to do.

Regards, Dave