Thread: BUG #1508: Install problem and workaround
The following bug has been logged online: Bug reference: 1508 Logged by: Edward Jones Email address: Edward.Jones@dsl.pipex.com PostgreSQL version: 8.01 Operating system: XP Professional Description: Install problem and workaround Details: Initial attempts at installing Postgres 8.0.1 failed; the server would not start, saying it could not connect to port 5432. I run McAfee Internet Security and the problem persisted even after opening up 5432 in the firewall. However, to fix a separate problem I downloaded and ran the workaround: http://download.mcafee.com/products/licensed/cust_support_patches/mcprmusr.z ip to fix a problem with privacy service tool. After setting up and running this tool on the postgres account the install went fine and I was able to log into the system. A couple of other differences I noticed - the automatically created account was appreaing as .\postgres; my manually created account as postgres. I also used different passwords for the successful install for the service and the admin accounts. Hope this is of some use to someone.