Re: Installation problem "...The database cluster initialization failed.." - Mailing list pgsql-bugs

aerkain wrote:
> - It is Windows Vista Business.
> - ..\PostgreSQL\8.3\data is existing and empty.
> - during uninstallation postgre has reported an error: unable to stop
> service
> - I have deleted PostgreSQL directiory (after uninstall), but when I try to
> install it still display message that "The database cluster initialisation
> failed."
>

to clean up a old/failed postgres install on windows...

    * delete the postgres user, via command line NET USER POSTGRES /DELETE
    * delete the postgres 'service', via command line SC DELETE PGSQL-8.3
    * delete the directories as you did.


(command lines can (should?) be all lower case, i just capitalized them
to make it clear they were commands).  older versions use different
service names... try

    sc query | find "pg"

to get the service name for the `sc delete` command...

now, you should be able to clean install postgres