Problem solved.
I had removed the data directory that was listed in the postgres config file. Once I told the config file where this data directory was then it works.
From: Rob Richardson [mailto:Rob.Richardson@rad-con.com]
Sent: Tuesday, June 28, 2011 12:36 PM
To: Carlos Brooks; pgsql-novice@postgresql.org
Subject: RE: [NOVICE] Error 1053
Yes, that’s the right folder. If there’s nothing there, I can’t help you myself. You might want to check the logging configuration, but I’m not sure exactly how.
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RobR