Thread: Some errors in PostgreSQL installestion

Dear PQSQL staff,



I've met several errors in the installation of postgreSQL. I want to stress
you that I'm new and inexpert in this kind of installation.



I've downloaded from the mirror site the version "postgresql-8.2.4-1.zip"
and I've started to lunch the installation of PostgreSQL, but when the
launching application asks me to "initialized DB cluster" I entered in a big
confusion becouse I don't know which kind of port number I have to insert.
However I skip this menu (http://pginstaller.projects.postgresql.org/ ) and
these information and I proceed with the last part of installation that I
brought to the final step.



Now, if I try to start psql.exe it crashes immediately.

Could you give me some ideas and some instruction to overcome my personal
problems?



Well I specify you also that I'm installed all on a PC with an Operative
System that is Windows XP and to try the potentiality of this Program I
don't want to install on remote but only in local on my personal PC.



Awaiting for your answer,

I Wish you my best regards,



Alberto Redolfi.

Moving to -novice.

On Jul 30, 2007, at 4:25 AM, Alberto Redolfi wrote:
> I’ve downloaded from the mirror site the version
> “postgresql-8.2.4-1.zip” and I’ve started to lunch the installation
> of PostgreSQL, but when the launching application asks me to
> “initialized DB cluster” I entered in a big confusion becouse I
> don’t know which kind of port number I have to insert. However I
> skip this menu (http://pginstaller.projects.postgresql.org/ ) and
> these information and I proceed with the last part of installation
> that I brought to the final step.
>
> Now, if I try to start psql.exe it crashes immediately.
>
> Could you give me some ideas and some instruction to overcome my
> personal problems?
>
> Well I specify you also that I’m installed all on a PC with an
> Operative System that is Windows XP and to try the potentiality of
> this Program I don’t want to install on remote but only in local on
> my personal PC.
Did you try just going with the defaults to all the questions? That
normally works for me.
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