On 02/12/10 01:11, Anibal David Acosta wrote: > So, I don't know how to recover the database from the data directory of a > windows postgres 8.1 installation. You'll need PostgreSQL 8.1 for Windows. This appears to have been removed from the FTP site for the well-intentioned reason that, on Windows, it's pretty scarily buggy and it's unwise to use anything prior to 8.2 on Windows, but people keep on trying to install ancient versions for new deployments for some bizarre reason. Unfortunately, this doesn't consider the needs of anybody who has an existing 8.1 database. The 8.1 win32 installers clearly used to be hosted by the project, as: http://www.postgresql.org/about/news.422 links to: http://www.postgresql.org/ftp/binary/v8.1.0/win32 which no longer exists. Does anyone have a copy of the win32 installer for such an ancient version kicking around? If so, IMO the most recent 8.1 really needs to be on postgresql.org, even if it's within a password-protected folder that forces you to type "I don't care if this eats all my data" as the password before downloading... I've CC'd Magnus Hagander as he's listed as the installer maintainer for the old msi installers on http://pgfoundry.org/projects/pginstaller . I've found a copy of some version of the installer here: http://www.postgresql.at/download/ ... but who knows which version it is, if it's configured the same, and whether or not it's safe. If you want to give it a go you'll need to download both postgresql-8.1-int.msi and postgresql-8.1.msi and put them in the same directory before running postgresql-8.1.msi. -- System & Network Administrator POST Newspapers -- Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general
