I have tried earlier versions of 8.4 installer on Vista x32 and they'd
failed too. But let me try the latest installer again. I will let you know.
-n.
On 06-04-2010 10:09, Craig Ringer wrote:
> Nikhil G. Daddikar wrote:
>
>> Hi Craig,
>>
>> I have a call with EDB folks in an hour. I will post when I have
>> something concrete. Meanwhile, if you need anything specific about the
>> system, please let me know.
>>
>> I have Vista Business x64
>>
> Hmm. Your setup is the same as mine except that all the hosts I've
> tested on are 32-bit installs. Interesting.
>
> Unfortunately our friends at Microsoft don't let you simply re-install a
> 64-bit version, you have to go and buy the OS all over again at absurd
> retail prices. I don't have an MSDN subscription at work. So I can't
> personally test with x64 versions.
>
> That's certainly something to start looking at, though. I'm sure that if
> it was as simple as "the installer is broken on x64" it would've turned
> up by now, but perhaps there's something else that only causes a problem
> when installs are run on x64 hosts. Something to do with pathname
> rewriting - Program Files (x86) for example?
>
> --
> Craig Ringer
>
