I want to install postgresql-8.4.1-1-windows.exe, however when I click the exe file, a Visual studio JIT Debugger was appeared with message "An unhandled win32 exception occurred in postgresql-8.4.1-1-windows.exe[240].
Also I do not have admin priviledges, so I decide to install it by ZIP archive binaries.
Moreover, what is the difference between the two methods of installations? (from exe and binaries) My OS system is windows XP.
Using binaries you have to create the database cluster and start the service manually.
Creation of database cluster using initdb.exe binaries and start the postgres service using pg_ctl.exe binaries in command prompt as follows:-
C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\8.3\bin>initdb.exe –D < data directory path>
C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\8.3\bin>pg_ctl.exe –D < data directory path> start
Using postgresql-8.4.1-1-windows.exe, installer will creates the database cluster and start the Postgres service automatically. download the one click installer from below link
