> There is no 8.2.4.1 version. There is 8.2.4 or 8.2.1. or are you using > EnterpriseDB and not PostgreSQL? IIRC, the installer is differnt there... Sorry, the version is 8.2.4, the latest available on the PostgreSQL web site and I am using only PostgreSQL. > Is this both for the service account and the superuser account? Does this > accoutn already exist, or is the installer creating it? I installed both versions with the following settings : service account : postgres with password postmaster superuser account : postgres with password postgres When I install the 8.3-dev version on a clean machine, the installer creates the account When I install the 8.3-dev version after installing the 8.2.4, the installer uses the already created account (postgres with password postmaster ) HERE IS THE LOG FROM THE WINDOWS SYSTEM EVENT LOG Tipo evento: Errore Origine evento: PostgreSQL Categoria evento: Nessuno ID evento: 0 Data: 04/05/2007 Ora: 10.57.14 Utente: N/D Computer: XPHOME Descrizione: Impossibile trovare la descrizione dell'ID evento ( 0 ) nell'origine ( PostgreSQL ). Il computer locale potrebbe non disporre delle necessarie informazioni nel Registro di sistema o dei file DLL necessari per visualizzare messaggi da un computer remoto. Utilizzare /AUXSOURCE= flag per recuperare la descrizione. Per ulteriori informazioni, consultare la Guida in linea e supporto tecnico. Le seguenti informazioni sono parte dell'evento: FATAL: could not load library "C:/Programmi/PostgreSQL/8.3-dev1/lib/ascii_and_mic.dll": unknown error 14001 STATEMENT: CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION ascii_to_mic (INTEGER, INTEGER, CSTRING, INTERNAL, INTEGER) RETURNS VOID AS '$libdir/ascii_and_mic', 'ascii_to_mic' LANGUAGE C STRICT; . Paolo -----Messaggio originale----- Da: Magnus Hagander [mailto:magnus@xxxxxxxxxxxx] Inviato: venerdì 4 maggio 2007 9.39 A: Paolo Saudin Cc: pgsql-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx Oggetto: Re: R: [GENERAL] Postgres 8.3-dev On Fri, May 04, 2007 at 09:00:32AM +0200, Paolo Saudin wrote: > I am trying to install the 8.3-dev version on a Vmware virtual machine with > WinXP SP2. I am able to install the 8.2.4.1 version with no problem using > the very same settings for both servers as follow: There is no 8.2.4.1 version. There is 8.2.4 or 8.2.1. or are you using EnterpriseDB and not PostgreSQL? IIRC, the installer is differnt there... > SETTINGS : > Account name postgres with password postmaster Is this both for the service account and the superuser account? Does this accoutn already exist, or is the installer creating it? > I then reset the virtual machine and installed the 8.2 with no problem. At > that point I tried to install the 8.3-dev with the account created by the > 8.2 installation and I end up the same error. Any ideas on this Dave? //Magnus