> Hi folks, > > how can i install Postgres 8.1 on a WinXP client as service only ? > The server is running on another machine. If i install with the msi > without the database, but the interfaces and start the service, the > service answers in the system event list "Service is startet and > ended because a configuration file is missing" Uh. The postgresql *client* is no service, and should never be. So if your server is on another machine, that's where your service is. If you install just the client tools, there should be no service... //Magnus