On 10/18/07, Sarah Maarouf <sarah70m@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Hi, > > I would like to get help on the following issue. unable to install > postgresql-8.1.3-1.zip since each time I double click on postgresql-8.1.msi > and after i choose the language I get the following error msg "This > installation package could not be opened. Verify that the package exists and > that you can access it, or contact the application vendor to verify that > this is a valid Windows Installer package" Sounds like you might have a bad .zip / install file. Or you don't have permission to open it. HOWEVER, support for 8.1 under windows will be dropped when 8.3 comes out in a month or two. You should download 8.2.5 for windows and try it. ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 1: if posting/reading through Usenet, please send an appropriate subscribe-nomail command to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx so that your message can get through to the mailing list cleanly