Re: Issue with installation of postgresql server

George Weaver <gweaver@xxxxxxx> · Thu, 13 Oct 2016 12:08:49 -0500

    Hi Kanakaraju,

      This is a long shot but in case "case" matters, on all my computer
      the variable is "ComSpec".

      And I assume you added it as a System variable...

      Cheers,

      George

      On 13/10/2016 6:24 AM, Karre, Kanakaraju (US - Hyderabad) wrote:

        I have been trying to install Postgresql
          server on my machine (Windows 8-64 bit version) but it is
          failing to install by throwing the following error –

        “There has been an error. The
            environment variable COMSPEC does not seem to point to the
            cmd.exe or  there is a trailing semicolon present. Please
            fix this variable and restart installation
          .”

        I searched some of the forums where the
          solution mentioned was to add an environment variable
          “COMSPEC” with the value – “C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe”. I
          did this but the issue persists. Also, there is no semicolon
          at the end in the value of COMSPEC variable.

        I tried installing 2 versions of Postgresql
          but I am getting the same error for both. The versions are as
          follows :
        1.      
            postgresql-9.3.14-2-windows-x64.exe
        2.      
            postgresql-9.6.0-1-windows-x64.exe

        Since the COMSPEC variable is present, it
          got me thinking if this is a general exception thrown while
          installing postgresql.
        Also, are there any pre-conditions to be
          checked before installing the server. Could a particular
          software installation be hindering the postgresql installation
          (At some forums, it was suggested that the anti-virus
          uninstallation solved the issue. Could this be the reason?)

        Please let me know how to resolve this.

        Thanks
              & Regards
        Kanakaraju

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