Re: Install Errors

On Jun 4, 2005, at 6:54 PM, Michael Avila wrote:

> I just installed PostgreSQL 8.0.1 on Windows XP Pro.  This is the
> second
> time that I installed Postgres but I never used it the first time so I
> uninstalled it. Not I have installed it and I have received the
> following
> error.
>
> MSI (s) (64!D4) [18:49:58:875]: Product: PostgreSQL 8.0 -- could not
> connect
> to server: Connection refused (0x0000274D/10061)
>     Is the server running on host "127.0.0.1" and accepting
>     TCP/IP connections on port 5432?
>
> I received this error multiple times as it was installing.
>
> What have I done wrong?  Help is appreciated.

Maybe running the installer via the command line (msiexec) with the
full logging option will provide a better clue about the problem.

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/windowsserver2003/library/
ServerHelp/9361d377-9011-4e21-8011-db371fa220ba.mspx


John DeSoi, Ph.D.
http://pgedit.com/
Power Tools for PostgreSQL