I have installed PostgreSQL on both XP Pro and XP Home with success.
The only challenge seems to be installing PostgreSQL as a service, which can
be done effortlessly, but requires a user name with a password that can't be
blank (see attachment). I can't see any difference in doing this between
the Pro and Home editions.
Regards,
George
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dave Page" <dpage@vale-housing.co.uk>
To: <cygwin@cygwin.com>
Cc: "Pgsql-Cygwin" <pgsql-cygwin@postgresql.org>
Sent: Tuesday, April 15, 2003 3:33 PM
Subject: Re: [CYGWIN] XP Pro cygipc/PostgreSQL test report
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Corinna Vinschen [mailto:corinna-cygwin@cygwin.com]
> Sent: 15 April 2003 21:07
> To: Cygwin
> Cc: Dave Page; Pgsql-Cygwin
> Subject: Re: [CYGWIN] XP Pro cygipc/PostgreSQL test report
>
> > Yes, XP Home had (and still has) reported problems. But, I
> don't have
> > access to XP Home, so I cannot confirm or refute them.
>
> Sorry but I don't quite understand that. XP Home is the same
> as XP Pro except for the user interface side and some minor
> services. Especially the OS kernel is the same. No missing
> calls, no different behaviour. From the Cygwin side of life,
> both are the same.
I thought I heard there were differences in the way you could specify
the user account used by services (specifically you couldn't)? I've
never used Home so may be completely off-track, but as Jason implies,
judging by posts to the pgsql-cygwin list there is definately something
different between home and pro causing the problem on home that don't
exist with pro.
Regards, Dave.
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