Hello all, I am [a newbie] trying to install postgres on a machine with a Windows Vista Home Premium OS. All appears to be going well until the very end when it tellme it cannot create user psostgress & rolls back the installation. I get the following error message at the end of my intallation my log file: MSI (c) (08:30) [18:10:14:095]: Note: 1: 1708 MSI (c) (08:30) [18:10:14:095]: Note: 1: 2205 2: 3: Error MSI (c) (08:30) [18:10:14:095]: Note: 1: 2228 2: 3: Error 4: SELECT `Message` FROM `Error` WHERE `Error` = 1708 MSI (c) (08:30) [18:10:14:095]: Note: 1: 2205 2: 3: Error MSI (c) (08:30) [18:10:14:095]: Note: 1: 2228 2: 3: Error 4: SELECT `Message` FROM `Error` WHERE `Error` = 1709 MSI (c) (08:30) [18:10:14:095]: Product: PostgreSQL 8.2 -- Installation failed. MSI (c) (08:30) [18:10:14:095]: Windows Installer installed the product. Product Name: PostgreSQL 8.2. Product Version: 8.2. Product Language: 1033. Installation success or error status: 1603. MSI (c) (08:30) [18:10:14:110]: Grabbed execution mutex. MSI (c) (08:30) [18:10:14:110]: Cleaning up uninstalled install packages, if any exist MSI (c) (08:30) [18:10:14:110]: MainEngineThread is returning 1603 Does anyone know what I need to change to make it work? Thanks in advance, Holly _________________________________________________________________ Climb to the top of the charts! Play Star Shuffle: the word scramble challenge with star power. http://club.live.com/star_shuffle.aspx?icid=starshuffle_wlmailtextlink_oct ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 2: Don't 'kill -9' the postmaster
