Re: PGSQL 8.0.1 Win 2K Installation Problem - Mailing list pgsql-general

From Doug McNaught
Subject Re: PGSQL 8.0.1 Win 2K Installation Problem
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Msg-id 87acq0m336.fsf@asmodeus.mcnaught.org
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In response to Re: PGSQL 8.0.1 Win 2K Installation Problem  (John DeSoi <desoi@pgedit.com>)
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John DeSoi <desoi@pgedit.com> writes:

> On Feb 19, 2005, at 2:14 PM, S.D. wrote:
>
>> I downloaded the PostGreSQL Windows installer from another FTP site
>> but I still ended up with the same arcane error message when I tried
>> to install PostGreSQL 8.0.1 on W2K running inside Virtual PC 6
>> (Macintosh).
>
> Does Virtual PC 6 really emulate NTFS drives?

It emulates an IDE disk--the Microsoft NTFS driver runs on the virtual
machine and talks to the emulated disk.

> Just curious: why would you want to use Virtual PC/Windows rather than
> native PostgreSQL on OS X?

A very good question indeed.  :)

-Doug

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