Re: Problem installing Postgresql 8 on Win 2000

> Hello All
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> I am trying to use the pginstaller to install on a Win2000=20
> machine. I do have NOD32 installed but as I notice in the FAQ=20
> there might be problems I have disabled it. I am running the=20
> install with all default options and my install fails when=20
> initdb tries to run. I get a PostgreSQL 8.0 popup box.

Please try to uninstall it. Disabling it often leaves some parts
running. And AV is a very common cause for this kind of errors.

> Failed to run initdb: 1!
> Please see the logfile in 'C:\Program=20
> Files\PostgreSQL\8.0\tmp\initdb.log'
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> That logfile gets down to=20
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> creating template1 database in C:/Program=20
> files/PostgreSQL/8.0/data/base/1 ... Bad command or file name=20
> could not write to child process: Invalid argument
> initdb: removing contents of data directory "C:/Program=20
> Files/PostgreSQL/8.0/data"
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> I tried when beta 1 first came out to install PostgreSQL on a=20
> Win2000 computer and got similar errors and could never get=20
> to the bottom of the problem. I now need to get PostgreSQL=20
> working to support a customers application so am prepared to=20
> put a lot more time into debugging if anyone out there can help.

If you install without initdbing, can you then run initdb manually? (try
the above with uninstalling AV first, though..)

//Magnus

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