CM J wrote: > pg_ctl.exe -U postgres -P <mypasswd> -w start -D D:\pgsql\data > > However, i get the following error message: > > waiting for server to start...FATAL: postgres: could not locate matching > postgres executable That does seem to suggest it found the executable but it didn't match versions with the data directory. Do you have two copies installed? If so, you'll probably want to specify the complete path to pg_ctl -- Richard Huxton Archonet Ltd -- Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general