Steve, That did it. Thanks! Brandon -----Original Message----- From: pgsql-admin-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:pgsql-admin-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Steve Holdoway Sent: Thursday, August 28, 2008 4:45 PM To: pgsql-admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: [ADMIN] Installing PostgreSQL 8.3.3. on Vista Looks like the relevant Visual C runtime library ( VC80.CRT 32 bit ) needs installing first... Steve On Thu, 28 Aug 2008 09:42:54 -0500 "Brandon Dybala" <bjd1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > I tried installing PostgreSQL 8.3.3 on Vista Business, and initdb > failed to start during the installer. I'd really like to make this > install as automatic as possible since I'm installing PostgreSQL as > part of my application installer process. It would be best if the > user does not have to deal with any sort of configuration for > Postgres. I also tried running the main MSI file with the graphical > interface, and ran into the same problem. Here is the message I received first: > Failed to run initdb: 1! > > I checked the initdb.log file it generated, and all it said was "The > application has failed to start because its side-by-side configuration > is incorrect. Please see the application event log for more detail." > > So I checked the event log, and it had the following: > > Log Name: Application > Source: SideBySide > Date: 8/28/2008 7:23:49 AM > Event ID: 33 > Task Category: None > Level: Error > Keywords: Classic > User: N/A > Computer: VISTATEST > Description: > Activation context generation failed for "C:\Program > Files\PostgreSQL\8.3\bin\initdb.exe". Dependent Assembly > Microsoft.VC80.CRT,processorArchitecture="x86",publicKeyToken="1fc8b3b > 9a 1e18e3b",type="win32",version="8.0.50727.762" could not be found. > Please use sxstrace.exe for detailed diagnosis. > Event Xml: > <Event xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/win/2004/08/events/event";> > <System> > <Provider Name="SideBySide" /> > <EventID Qualifiers="49409">33</EventID> > <Level>2</Level> > <Task>0</Task> > <Keywords>0x80000000000000</Keywords> > <TimeCreated SystemTime="2008-08-28T14:23:49.000Z" /> > <EventRecordID>593</EventRecordID> > <Channel>Application</Channel> > <Computer>VISTATEST</Computer> > <Security /> > </System> > <EventData> > > <Data>Microsoft.VC80.CRT,processorArchitecture="x86",publicKeyToken="1 > fc 8b3b9a1e18e3b",type="win32",version="8.0.50727.762"</Data> > <Data>C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\8.3\bin\initdb.exe</Data> > </EventData> > </Event> > > I couldn't figure out what I was supposed to do with sxstrace.exe, > though. The usage example showed parsing a *.etl file, but I can't > find any of these on my system. > > Any help would be appreciated. > > Thanks, > > Brandon > -- Steve Holdoway <steve.holdoway@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> -- Sent via pgsql-admin mailing list (pgsql-admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-admin
