On Tue, Aug 4, 2009 at 16:48, Abraham, Danny<danny_abraham@xxxxxxx> wrote: > Hi, > > InitDB of 8.3.7 fails. > Windows XP. > Compiled with VC2008, SP1 Please note that VC2008 is not a supported build environment for the backend. you need to get VC2005. > creating template1 database in ... > > 2009-08-04 11:46:53.954 GMTFATAL: could not create shared memory segment: 8 > 2009-08-04 11:46:53.970 GMTDETAIL: Failed system call was MapViewOfFileEx. That's "not enough storage is available". Kind of sounds as if you were running out of address space. Three questions: 1) Anything modified at all in the source or share files, like postgresql.conf.sample? 2) Any antivirus software on the machine? 3) Any chance you're simply out of memory? :-) -- Magnus Hagander Self: http://www.hagander.net/ Work: http://www.redpill-linpro.com/ -- Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general