Re: Installing postgres on win XP - Mailing list pgsql-hackers-win32

From Dave Page
Subject Re: Installing postgres on win XP
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Msg-id E7F85A1B5FF8D44C8A1AF6885BC9A0E4AC972A@ratbert.vale-housing.co.uk
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In response to Installing postgres on win XP  ("Anup Bordia" <abordia99@hotmail.com>)
Responses Re: Installing postgres on win XP  (Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us>)
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: pgsql-hackers-win32-owner@postgresql.org
> [mailto:pgsql-hackers-win32-owner@postgresql.org] On Behalf
> Of Anup Bordia
> Sent: 03 August 2005 04:31
> To: pgsql-hackers-win32@postgresql.org
> Subject: [pgsql-hackers-win32] Installing postgres on win XP
>
> I am trying to install Postgresql 8.0.3/ 8.0.2 on windows XP.
>
> I get following error:
>
> This installation package cannot be openned. Verify that the
> package exists
> and that you access it, or contact the application vendor to
> verify that
> this is a valid windows installer package.
>
> This happens right after I click on "Start>" button after the
> language
> choice window.

Are you running straight from Winzip? If so, extract the files to disk
first, then run it.

Regards, Dave

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