Re: install postgre on windows XP, service failed to start. - Mailing list pgsql-admin

From Jaime Casanova
Subject Re: install postgre on windows XP, service failed to start.
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Msg-id c2d9e70e0605131749l92eec42r3945aa0911e7d846@mail.gmail.com
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In response to install postgre on windows XP, service failed to start.  ("Jeff Zhong" <jeff.zhong@gmail.com>)
Responses Re: install postgre on windows XP, service failed to start.
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On 5/13/06, Jeff Zhong <jeff.zhong@gmail.com> wrote:
> I installing postgre SQL on Windowx XP
>
> Product: PostgreSQL 8.1 -- Error 1920. Service 'PostgreSQL Database Server
> 8.1' (pgsql-8.1) failed to start.  Verify that you have sufficient
> privileges to start system services.
>
> I got this error when I try to install postgresql on windowx XP
>
> i am using the installer version which is from:
>
> ftp://ftp5.us.postgresql.org/pub/PostgreSQL/binary/v8.1.3/win32/postgresql-8.1.3-1.zip
>
> The user account that the service is created by the installer. I just wonder
> why it cannot start the service with that account(postgres)
>
> any hits are appreciated
>
> Regards
> Jeff
>

the installation completes? if so, try to start the service by hand
and show the error (eventlog should have a description)


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