Re: WinXP Install - Account Password Information

--- Afton & Ray Still <rastill(at)shaw(dot)ca> wrote:

> Sorry, This was supposed to go to the list
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Afton & Ray Still" <rastill(at)shaw(dot)ca>
> To: <operationsengineer1(at)yahoo(dot)com>
> Sent: Sunday, October 23, 2005 8:50 AM
> Subject: Re: [NOVICE] WinXP Install - Account
> Password Information
>
> >> --- Aly Dharshi <aly(dot)dharshi(at)telus(dot)net> wrote:
> >>
> >>> Try Start->Run->MMC, this should help,
> >>
> >> this got me into console 1 with an empty console
> root.
> >>
> >>> you would have to load up the users snap-in that
> >> will
> >>> give you a view into a load of things including
> the
> >>>"hidden PG user"
> >>
> >> unfortunately, i don't have the experience to
> know
> >> what this means.
> >>
> >> thanks for helping.
> >>
> > Hello,
> > I've had the same problem and near as I can tell,
> the solution is that
> > users can only be managed this way in XP Pro. (see
> these two previous
> > threads)
> >
> > PostgreSQL installation problem on Windows XP Home
> >
>
http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-novice/2005-03/msg00044.php
> > basic download and setup questions
> >
>
http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-novice/2004-12/msg00092.php
> >
> > If anybody finds a solution that works on XP Home,
> please post.

hi all,

i super googled and found out how to delete services
(postgres or postgresql service) in winxp home.

first of all, get the service name:

start -> control panel -> administrative tools ->
services -> find the service name (may or may not be
the display name).

once you know the service name, you can delete it by:

start -> run -> type in "regedit" -> navigate to
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services
-> find the service name you want to delete, delete it
-> restart.

i verified the above with my cygwin based "postgres"
service and it worked like a charm.

a second way, as yet unverified by yours truly, is to
get the service name just as you did, above, then:

start -> run -> cmd -> type in "sc delete <service
name>", where "<service name>" is the name of your
service you want deleted -> restart.

i wasn't set up to see if this registry key also holds
the password to the postgresql database server or not.
when i install 8.04, i will check the registry and
see if the password is also included in the key.

i hope this helps.

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