On Wed, 2009-04-22 at 10:31 -0700, Christine Penner wrote:
> Windows XP pro. I went to the postgres web site, downloads, clicked
> on the binary package and selected windows. It gave me a file called
> Postgresql-8.3.7-1-windows.exe
>
> When I run that I hit next for the postgres directory, then after
> hitting next for the data directory I get the error. I kept all
> defaults for directories because I want to keep my existing data etc.
Huh, I wonder when the windows package changed its defaults. O.k. so
what I would do is this:
1. Uninstall 8.3.7
2. Reinstall 8.3.4
3. Take a backup
4. Uninstall 8.3.4
5. Reinstall 8.3.7 in a new location
6. Restore backup
7. Test/Verify
7a. If o.k. remove 8.3.4 location
7b. If not o.k. check back
Sincerely,
Joshua D. Drake
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