Re: Windows 2000 Pro Error on Install - Mailing list pgsql-novice

That was the error I got if I tried to run the install from within a zip program.

To my knowledge it does not to be in a specific directory.

Are you running them on a network drive instead of the destination pc drive?

The default installs under C:\Program Files.  It creates a folder postgresql.

It also puts a few dlls under the System32 folder.

I believe some people have mentioned difficulty running the install when doing it through a Terminal Server connection.
They ended up having to access the pc directly to install it. 

Your security level must also allow you to create a local user account.

I installed it on the same platform that you are running.

HTH

Mike
On Fri, Jan 21, 2005 at 08:09:18AM +0000, Shaun McGuile wrote:
> Sorry Mike but,
>
> been and done that - file unzipped on an entirely different PC to the
> install candidate PC.
>
> Used 3 different rc5 builds and the official 8.0 all with the same
> result.
>
> Do the files need to be a specific directory?
>
> regards
>
> Shaun McGuile
> "Fix the problem, not the users...er blame!" ;-))))
>
>
> >>> "Mike G." <mike@thegodshalls.com> 21 January 2005 04:53:32 >>>
> Extract the files to your pc and then run the smallest one outside of
> your zip program.
>
> On Tue, Jan 18, 2005 at 03:17:20PM +0000, Shaun McGuile wrote:
> > Help!
> >
> > Your good name is at risk, I was hoping to evaluate this DB for
> future
> > projects.
> >
> > I have downloaded and unzipped the version 8 file
> >
> > I get 2 .msi files from the zip one about 58K the other around 17M
> >
> > When I run the smallest file I get the select a language dialog up
> >
> > I leave the default English/English as set.
> >
> > When I click on the start button I get an error dialog stating
> >
> > - "wrapper failed to get SourceDir property"
> >
> > What am I doing wrong?
> >
> > Have Win 2000 SP4 Pro with NTFS.
> >
> > regards
> >
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