Thread: BUG #3253: 8.2.4 Installer Displays No Default Install Path and Browse Error 2864

The following bug has been logged online:

Bug reference:      3253
Logged by:          Gary Winslow
Email address:      gwinn7@earthlink.net
PostgreSQL version: 8.2.4
Operating system:   Windows 2003 Server Standard SP1
Description:        8.2.4 Installer Displays No Default Install Path and
Browse Error 2864
Details:

I have multiple versions concurrently running on my Windows 2003 Standard
Server SP1.

Version 8.1.8
Version 8.2.3

I am attempting to also install 8.2.4 as a preliminary step to upgrading my
database platform  and it will not install..

Steps to Repro...
1. Have the prior mentioned Postgres versions installed.
2. Run the 8.2.4 Installer.
3. Select the 'Modify' option.
4. At the "Installation Options" screen, there is no install directory
presented.   Problem #A
5. After clicking the 'Browse' option, the following error displays...

"The installer has encountered an unexpected error installing this package.
This may indicate a problem with this package.  The error code is 2864."
Problem #B

6.  Done. The problem has manifested

Yes, I know I am supposed to use the upgrade.bat file to upgrade, but I
wanted to have another separate clean install and reload my database into it
before switching over.

Thanks,
Gary
gwinn7

> The following bug has been logged online:
>
> Bug reference:      3253
> Logged by:          Gary Winslow
> Email address:      gwinn7@earthlink.net
> PostgreSQL version: 8.2.4
> Operating system:   Windows 2003 Server Standard SP1
> Description:        8.2.4 Installer Displays No Default Install Path and
> Browse Error 2864
> Details:
>
> I have multiple versions concurrently running on my Windows 2003 Standard
> Server SP1.
>
> Version 8.1.8
> Version 8.2.3
>
> I am attempting to also install 8.2.4 as a preliminary step to upgrading my
> database platform  and it will not install..
>
> Steps to Repro...
> 1. Have the prior mentioned Postgres versions installed.
> 2. Run the 8.2.4 Installer.
> 3. Select the 'Modify' option.
> 4. At the "Installation Options" screen, there is no install directory
> presented.   Problem #A
> 5. After clicking the 'Browse' option, the following error displays...
>
> "The installer has encountered an unexpected error installing this package.
> This may indicate a problem with this package.  The error code is 2864."
> Problem #B
>
> 6.  Done. The problem has manifested
>
> Yes, I know I am supposed to use the upgrade.bat file to upgrade, but I
> wanted to have another separate clean install and reload my database into it
> before switching over.

the installer only supports one copy of each major version per machine. If you want more than one you must use the
binaries-on-installer,which should work  
just fine.

/Magnus