"Ravindran G - TLS, Chennai." <ravindran_g@xxxxxx> writes: > We are using PostgreSQL 7.1 cygwin installed on Windows 2000 (2 GB Memory, > P4). Egad :-( If you are worried about performance, get off 7.1. Even if you are not worried about performance, get off 7.1. It *will* eat your data someday. A native Windows build of PG 8.1 will blow the doors off 7.1/cygwin as to both performance and reliability. I know little about Windows versions, but I suspect people will tell you that a newer version of Windows would be a good idea too. regards, tom lane