Re: [pgsql-www] Win32 PostgreSQL 8.0 Beta 1 Installer available - Mailing list pgsql-hackers-win32

From Magnus Hagander
Subject Re: [pgsql-www] Win32 PostgreSQL 8.0 Beta 1 Installer available
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Msg-id 6BCB9D8A16AC4241919521715F4D8BCE34BFCA@algol.sollentuna.se
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>> Also, we have no "uninstall" option on the START menu.  Is
>> this intentional?  I used the control panel to uninstall the
>> previous version.
>
>I'm a neat freak when it comes to menus so tend not to add uninstall
>options to the Start menu that simply replicate what's in Add/Remove
>Programs (which I think is where it should be anyway). You can also
>right-click the msi file and select uninstall incidently, and
>there is a
>todo item to allow add/remove components, uninstall and repair options
>if you run the installer a second time.

Agreed. I think adding the uninstall item to the start menu folder is
just a leftover from the time before there was an Add/Remove programs in
the control panel. You will notice that no anywhere-near-modern MS
products do it, which should be a good indicator that you're not
supposed to do it.

//Magnus

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